Nola gives up key homer in Phillies' loss to Cubs; magic number stays at 7
The Phillies dropped their third consecutive game as they try for their first playoff appearance since 2011.
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The Phillies dropped their third consecutive game as they try for their first playoff appearance since 2011.
Phillies fans can thank the Cardinals for the team's magic number falling Tuesday.
The Phillies are closing in on their first playoff berth since 2011. Here's what they need to do to clinch.
Thomson has the Phils on the brink of their first playoff berth in 11 years.
Ronald Acuña singled home the go-ahead run in the 11th inning and the Braves stayed close in the NL East race, outlasting the Phillies 8-7 Sunday.
Kyle Wright became the first 20-game winner in the majors this season and the Atlanta Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-3 on Saturday to stop a three-game losing streak.
Hoskins provided the power and Nola the pitching in the Phils' 9-1 win over the Braves Friday night.
The Phillies' magic number to clinch a playoff berth is now 10 games.
The celebration got so rowdy that one of his teammates ripped Vierling's shirt off his body.
The Phillies were roughed up for 21 hits and 18 runs in the 18-11 loss Tuesday.
The first, second and third place finishers in three divisions will be recognized on the field before Wednesday's game against the Toronto Blue Jays.
Spencer Strider took a no-hit bid into the sixth inning and struck out 10, William Contreras hit a tiebreaking homer and the Braves beat the Phillies 5-2 on Sunday.
Ronald Acuña Jr. homered and drove in four runs off Aaron Nola and flashed some fancy defense in right field, lifting the Braves to a 4-3 victory over the Phillies on Saturday night.
The Phillies lost to the Marlins on Thursday night but won the season series, 12-7.
It took Harper 436 games to reach 100 homers as a Phillie.
The Phils clinched their fifth straight series win over the Marlins with the 6-1 victory Wednesday.
Maton is the first player with multiple home runs off Alcantara this season.
According to playoff chances tracked by Fangraphs.com, the Phillies have a 92% chance of making the playoffs.
Alec Bohm hit the go-ahead, two-run homer in the seventh inning to lead the Phillies to a 7-5 win over the Nationals in a game interrupted 3 hours, 36 minutes by rain.
The Phillies (77-62), kept pace in the N.L. wild card race in a three-team race for the the final two wild card spots with San Diego and Milwaukee.
The first lady was on the field before the Phils' game Friday.
Each win moves the Phillies closer to their first playoff berth since 2011.
The Biden's were in Philadelphia last Thursday when the president delivered a speech at Independence Hall.
Hoskins' two-base error allowed Miami to tie the game and Brian Anderson's followed with an RBI single to win it.
Sosa, acquired in a July 30 trade with St. Louis, homered for the second straight game in the Phillies' 4-3 win.
