The Philadelphia Phillies are NL East champions.
And they clinched the division in type.
In a recreation between potential playoff opponents that noticed a number of lead adjustments, the Phillies rallied past the Dodgers in a thriller in Los Angeles Monday evening for a 6-5 win in 10 innings.
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The victory ensured that they’ll maintain off the New York Mets to clinch their second straight division title. With 11 video games remaining on their schedule, the 90-51 Phillies maintain a 12.5-game lead over the 77-73 Mets.
Bombs away, back-and-forth thriller
Philadelphia received on the board Monday with a first-inning solo dwelling run by Kyle Schwarber, his NL-best 53rd of the season. It put him one behind Mariners slugger Cal Raleigh for the MLB lead.
From there, the sport noticed 4 lead adjustments and three ties till the Phillies finally prevailed in additional innings.
A Max Muncy dwelling run helped spark the Dodgers to a 3-1 lead that stood till the seventh inning. There, a Bryson Stott RBI single and a Weston Wilson dwelling run put the Phillies again in entrance, 4-3.
But Mookie Betts answered proper again with a solo blast in the underside of the seventh to tie the sport at 4-4.
The Phillies once more took the lead with a solo Bryce Harper dwelling run in the eighth inning.
The Dodgers answered again with an Andy Pages solo shot in the underside of the ninth to ship the sport to extras.
The Phillies then retook the lead in the highest of the tenth on a sacrifice fly for a 6-5 benefit.
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A pair of walks then loaded the bases for the Dodgers in the underside of the tenth with one out, placing strain on reliever David Robertson and the Phillies protection.
But Robertson induced a popout from Miguel Rojas and a game-inning groundout from Muncy to make sure Philadelphia’s place atop the NL East.
The Phillies, clearly, are already in the playoffs.
The Dodgers are digital locks to make the postseason, whether or not they keep their two-game lead over the Padres in the NL West or clinch as a wild-card crew, the place they maintain an 8.5-game lead for the ultimate spot in the National League.
Either means, signal us up for extra if this a a preview of issues to come back in the postseason.