The Philadelphia Phillies' season is over after Atlanta finished them 6-2 in National League Wild Card Game 3 on Thursday night at Truist Park. Michael Harris II, Ozzie Albies, and Matt Olson homered for the Braves. Chris Sale closed the final four outs out of the bullpen. Aaron Nola and the Philadelphia relief chain could not keep the deficit from sticking.

That result sends Atlanta into the Dodgers series and sends Philadelphia into an offseason that starts immediately while the Division Series board moves on without them. Questions already on the table in multi-outlet coverage include the rotation's October readiness, bullpen construction, and how the lineup ages around Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber after another early exit against Atlanta.

Philadelphia forced Game 3 with late home runs earlier in the set, but the deciding night belonged to Atlanta's power and Sale's short-rest courage. For a franchise that has lived in October recently, a Wild Card loss stilts the winter calendar: medicals, option decisions, and free-agent targeting begin while other clubs are still playing for pennants.

Backstory: Atlanta had not recently owned this matchup in October; Thursday's clincher was framed as the Braves' first playoff series win over the Phillies in the current run.

Where to watch: the NLDS without Philadelphia — Braves at Dodgers, 4 p.m. ET Saturday on FOX.

What we know:
Final score was Braves 6, Phillies 2 in Game 3. Atlanta advanced; Philadelphia's season is over.

What we don't:
Which offseason priority the Phillies will rank first publicly once ownership and the front office speak.

None of the winter debates change Thursday's recorded result. Atlanta is still playing; Philadelphia is not. That is the only fact the Division Series board needs from this club this weekend.