Saturday's MLB Clinching Scenarios: Phillies Trying to Hold Off D-Backs for Final NL Wild Card
The Phillies hold a two-game edge, but Arizona owns the tiebreaker as each team has three games left.
- As the Major League Baseball regular season enters its final weekend, the Philadelphia Phillies and Arizona Diamondbacks remain the last teams competing for the final National League wild-card berth.
- Arizona holds the tiebreaker over Philadelphia due to a superior intradivisional record, meaning the Diamondbacks need only match the Phillies' record to secure the postseason spot.
- The Phillies currently hold a magic number of 2, requiring either two wins, two Diamondbacks losses, or a combination of both to lock up the final playoff position.
- While the San Diego Padres and Chicago Cubs have already clinched their postseason invitations, they join the Phillies and Diamondbacks competing for the remaining wild-card seeds.
- The Wild Card Series is set to begin next week, running from September 29 through October 1 on NBC and Peacock.
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