Tonight's Game 3s: Phillies-Braves on NBC, Aces-Fever on USA

Tonight has two elimination games back to back, and both series are tied at one game each.

In baseball, the Phillies and Braves play a deciding Game 3 of their National League Wild Card Series at Truist Park in Atlanta. Atlanta won Game 1 5-3, and Philadelphia evened it with a 4-3 win in 10 innings on Wednesday. Yahoo Sports lists first pitch at 8 p.m. Eastern in one report and 8:15 p.m. in another, so plan on about 5 to 5:15 p.m. Pacific. The game is on NBC and streams on Peacock. The winner heads to Los Angeles to face the Dodgers in the Division Series.

In the WNBA playoffs, the Las Vegas Aces and Indiana Fever play Game 3 at 9 p.m. Eastern, 6 p.m. Pacific, on USA. Las Vegas won Game 1 102-85, and Indiana answered 99-89 behind Caitlin Clark, who had the first 25-point, 15-assist game in WNBA history according to CBS Sports. It has already been a surprising postseason: the New York Liberty became the first No. 8 seed in league history to knock out a No. 1 seed, sweeping Minnesota.

If both games go long, they will overlap, so it helps to decide ahead of time which one gets the big screen.

Before dinner, check that you can sign in to the apps you need, whether that is Peacock or your cable login for USA, so you do not miss the first inning or tipoff.