Phillies' magic number in single digits behind big nights from Hoskins, Nola
Hoskins provided the power and Nola the pitching in the Phils' 9-1 win over the Braves Friday night.
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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.
The Phillies opened up a six-game homestand with a 3-2 win over the Marlins.
Wilmer Flores hit a two-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning and the San Francisco Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-3 on Sunday for a three-game sweep.
Castellanos got an MRI on Friday night after he was injured on a swing.
The Giants won their second in a row following a seven-game losing streak. The Phillies have lost five of six.
Joc Pederson homered and drove in five runs, Alex Cobb struck out seven in seven scoreless innings and the San Francisco Giants routed the Philadelphia Phillies 13-1.
The Philadelphia Phillies pounded 22 hits, scored 18 runs and did basically anything they wanted offensively in an 18-2 drubbing of the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday night.
