Phillies Grab Final Spot

10/04/2022 Phillies Grab Final Spot

By: Jeff Yoder

Schwarber’s 2-HR Night Helps Phillies Grab Final NL Wild Card Spot

The playoffs are set! October is officially ready to roll. The Philadelphia Phillies claimed the final postseason berth on Monday night in Houston with a 3-0 win against the Astros. The win eliminated the Brewers from playoff contention and ended a decade-long drought for Philadelphia. They hadn’t reached the postseason since 2011. Kyle Schwarber went 2-for-3 with a pair of home runs while pitcher Aaron Nola went seven innings with nine Ks in a shutout performance. Philadelphia (87-73) is 3-0 through three days of October. They’ll finish the series against the Astros over the next two days as they battle the Padres (88-72) for positioning between the fifth and sixth seed. The October field of 12 is officially set (see below).

 

Watch: Phillies Return to Postseason for First Time Since 2011

 

MLB Playoff Picture

 

American League

AL East: Yankees (98-61)

AL Central: Guardians (90-70)

AL West: Astros (104-56)

AL Wild Card: Blue Jays (91-69)

AL Wild Card: Mariners (87-72)

AL Wild Card: Rays (86-74)

 

National League

NL East: Braves (100-60)

NL Central: Cardinals (92-67)

NL West: Dodgers (110-50)

NL Wild Card: Mets (98-61)

NL Wild Card: Padres (88-72)

NL Wild Card: Phillies (87-73)

 

MLB Quick-Hitters

 

Pujols Slugs 703 for More History: There’s no slowing down Albert Pujols. The Cardinals legend hit his 703rd homer Monday to break a sixth-inning tie against the Pirates. St. Louis won the game on a walk-off walk (3-2), and it was Pujols’ 263rd career go-ahead home run, passing Barry Bonds (262) for the most in MLB history.

 

Severino Slays Rangers: Luis Severino threw seven innings of no-hit ball before getting pulled against the Rangers in a 3-1 win. Meanwhile, Aaron Judge stayed at 61 home runs while the season closes in on its final few days.

 

Blue Jays Clinch Top WC: Toronto took down Baltimore on Monday (5-1) thanks to Jose Berrios’ five-K night to officially secure the top Wild Card spot in the AL Playoffs. That means the Blue Jays will open the postseason with home-field advantage in the Wild Card round.

 

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