Atlanta Braves Announce Austin Riley Demotion Before Phillies Game

October is here! And what better way to kick off the best month of baseball than with a winner-take-all Game 3 between the Atlanta Braves and Philadelphia Phillies in the NL Wild Card?

Both team's have already announced their starters for the game, as Philadelphia is going with Aaron Nola, and the Braves are rolling with Ray Kerr, who is expected to precede Grant Holmes.

A few hours before first pitch, the Braves revealed their lineup, which features an Austin Riley bump down in the order.

Riley has perhaps had the biggest moment of the series thus far, with a go-ahead 3-run homer on Tuesday afternoon.

Austin Riley Batting 7th for Phillies Game on Thursday

On Wednesday afternoon, with the Phillies throwing Chris Sanchez, Austin Riley batted 6th.

Well, manager Walt Weiss has opted to place Austin Riley in the 7-hole on Thursday.

Here is the full batting order for the Braves on 10/, courtesy of @UnderdogMLB:

Braves 10/1: "D. Baldwin C R. Acuña Jr. RF M. Olson 1B M. Harris II CF M. Dubón SS M. Yastrzemski LF A. Riley 3B O. Albies 2B D. Smith DH R. Kerr SP"