2026 Phillies Thread
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Standings at the end of August:
In the East:
- 4 back of the Braves
- 9 up on the Marlins
In the Wild Card (3 teams make it):
- tied with the Cubs for 1st
- 5 up on the Padres
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- 5 1/2 up on the Diamondbacks
- 9 up on the Marlins
- 10 up on the Cardinals
- 11 up on the Pirates
In the East:
- 4 back of the Braves
- 9 up on the Marlins
In the Wild Card (3 teams make it):
- tied with the Cubs for 1st
- 5 up on the Padres
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- 5 1/2 up on the Diamondbacks
- 9 up on the Marlins
- 10 up on the Cardinals
- 11 up on the Pirates
Who would have believed two months ago that Aaron Nola and the bullpen would win the Phillies a game.
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Standings after Sep. 1 games:
In the East:
- 3 back of the Braves
- 9 up on the Marlins
In the Wild Card (3 teams make it):
- 1 up on the Cubs
- 6 up on the Padres
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- 6 1/2 up on the Diamondbacks
- 9 up on the Marlins
- 10 1/2 up on the Cardinals *
- 11 up on the Pirates
* = Cardinals are still playing, against the Dodgers
In the East:
- 3 back of the Braves
- 9 up on the Marlins
In the Wild Card (3 teams make it):
- 1 up on the Cubs
- 6 up on the Padres
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- 6 1/2 up on the Diamondbacks
- 9 up on the Marlins
- 10 1/2 up on the Cardinals *
- 11 up on the Pirates
* = Cardinals are still playing, against the Dodgers
IMO, no counting our Big 3 starters (Sanchez/Wheeler/Luzardo), I want to give BIG KUDO's for the turnarounds of both Nola and Painter the last couple of weeks! Our starting rotation has become one of the top 3-4 in MLB! Wow, what a difference.
A sweep today and we get the tiebreaker against AZ. If they lose AZ ties the season series at 3-3 and has the 2nd tiebreaker - division record - pretty much locked.
We’ve clinched HtH against the Padres so they aren’t an issue in the event of a tie. Cubs have clinched HtH against us, so need to beat them in the standings if we want to claim a higher WC.
That said - keep this heater up and the 2 seed is in play. Dodgers scuffling and a bunch of games with the Braves
We’ve clinched HtH against the Padres so they aren’t an issue in the event of a tie. Cubs have clinched HtH against us, so need to beat them in the standings if we want to claim a higher WC.
That said - keep this heater up and the 2 seed is in play. Dodgers scuffling and a bunch of games with the Braves
The Phils finish the regular season against the Brewers and the Rays. Of course, the only two teams which are currently over .600. Hopefully by then both will have clinched their respective divisions and will be resting some guys.
Yeah, a really encouraging trend.
Painter went 7 shut-out innings today vs D-Backs, allowed just 2 hits, had 6 K's and gave up 0 Walks.
Unfortunately, the offense was just not there, with the exception of Bryce Harper, who got on 3 times with 2 walks and a Single.
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