Phillies Lose 4th Straight Game in Last-Week Collapse, Will Play for NL Wild Card in Season Finale
Aaron Nola pitched on two days' rest as Philadelphia tried to avoid a collapse and clinch a wild-card berth.
- On Sunday, the Philadelphia Phillies enter the final day of the regular season needing a win or an Arizona Diamondbacks loss to clinch a National League wild-card berth after a four-game losing streak.
- Philadelphia held a 6 1/2-game lead over Arizona for the final wild-card spot on September 1, but a four-game losing streak has whittled the Diamondbacks' deficit to just one game.
- Interim manager Don Mattingly started Aaron Nola on two days' rest Saturday, but Nola allowed three first-inning runs in a 12-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays, forcing the team to empty its bullpen.
- The Diamondbacks hold the tiebreaker over Philadelphia, meaning a tie in Sunday's final standings would send Arizona to the postseason instead of the Phillies.
- Philadelphia will turn to ace Zack Wheeler on Sunday to clinch its fifth straight playoff appearance and avoid the franchise's worst collapse since 1964.
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Phillies lose 4th straight game in last-week collapse, will play for NL wild card in season finale
Aaron Nola was hit hard on two days' rest, and the Phillies bullpen unraveled in a 12-1 loss to the Rays, forcing Philadelphia to try and salvage a final-week collapse and play for an NL wild-card berth on the last day of the season.
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Aaron Nola pitching on 2 days' rest as Phillies make 4th attempt
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — With their attempt at clinching an NL wild card teetering on an epic collapse, the Philadelphia Phillies will start Aaron Nola against Tampa Bay on two days’ rest. Nola (7-11, 4.54 ERA) struck out
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