Phillies scrape into MLB playoffs after week of ‘living hell in slow motion’
The Guardian • • sports
Key Points:
- Bryce Harper and Edmundo Sosa hit home runs, and Zack Wheeler pitched strongly to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 7-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays, clinching the final National League wildcard spot.
- The Phillies overcame a four-game losing streak and a tight race with Arizona to secure their playoff berth, which had seemed in jeopardy just days earlier.
- Philadelphia will face the Atlanta Braves in a best-of-three National League wildcard series starting Tuesday, with Game 1 in Atlanta.
- The Texas Rangers were eliminated from postseason contention after losing 6-4 to the Minnesota Twins on the final day of the regular season, while Houston maintained the division tiebreaker advantage.
- MLB wildcard series scheduling includes primetime games for the New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox, with other matchups featuring afternoon and evening starts, televised across NBC and NBCSN networks.
