Phillies Escape Collapse, Clinch Final NL Wild-Card Spot with 7-3 Win over Rays
- On Sunday, Sept. 27, the Philadelphia Phillies clinched the final National League Wild Card berth by defeating the Tampa Bay Rays 7-3 at Citizens Bank Park, eliminating the Arizona Diamondbacks from postseason contention.
- Philadelphia held a 6 1/2-game lead over Arizona on Sept. 1 before a late-season tailspin; four consecutive losses trimmed the advantage to one game entering the 162nd and final game of the season.
- Ace Zack Wheeler struck out five and allowed one run over six innings, while Bryce Harper and Edmundo Sosa hit fifth-inning home runs to power the Phillies' 88th victory of the season.
- Following the win, the team advances to a best-of-three Wild Card Series against the Atlanta Braves, with Game 1 scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 29, at Truist Park in Atlanta.
- Entering their fifth consecutive playoff appearance, the Phillies maintain a 10-4 record against the Braves in postseason play and have never lost a playoff series to Atlanta.
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The Philadelphia ensemble secured the last National League wildcard after defeating Tampa Bay, overcoming a streak of critical defeats. Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper stood out in the victory, as the Filis prepare to face Atlanta in the wilds series.
The Phillies arrived at the game this Sunday after a run of four consecutive defeats, which raised the possibility that the Arizona Diamondbacks would take away the last available place for the National League Wilds round. However, the Philadelphia Ninth sealed their standings with an impeccable performance that led them to contest a series of the best of three games against the Atlanta Bravos, which begins on Tuesday. This Sunday also decided t…
The Filis beat the Rays of Tampa Bay in Citizens Bank Park and secured their place in the postseason, where they will face the Bravos and win that series, the Dodgers
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Phillies escape collapse, clinch final NL wild-card spot with 7-3 win over Rays
PHILADEPLHIA (AP) — Bryce Harper and Edmundo Sosa homered, and Zack Wheeler delivered like a Game 7 ace to bring the Philadelphia Phillies back from the brink of collapse and send them into the playoffs with a 7-3 win over…
Phillies exhale, top Rays to secure NL's final wild-card berth
Bryce Harper and the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Tampa Bay Rays, 7-3, on Sunday and untangled a few thousand knots inside the stomachs of their fans, finally clinching the final National League wild-card spot on the final day of the regular season.
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