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Phillies will have to play at least one more game before they can officially punch their ticket to the postseason. Last night’s brutal showing with runners in scoring position made sure of that. But today is another great day to clinch.
On to the links.
Phillies news:
- Tuesday’s win provided a possible blueprint of what the Phillies postseason strategy will be. ($)
- The Brewers being in town means so is former GM Matt Klentak. He sat down with Phillies Extra to discuss acquiring some of the key pieces of this current Phillies team as well as Milwaukee’s pursuit of Tarik Skubal.($)
- You know Brad Lidge from his perfect 2008 season as the Phillies closer. You may not know that now he is an accomplished archeologist. A fascinating Q&A with the former relief ace. ($)
MLB news:
- A forecasted nor’easter this weekend is already wreaking havoc on the scheduling of three games at Fenway Park with crucial postseason implications for the National League.
- Shohei Ohtani returned to the lineup last night as his health looms like a specter over the NL postseason field.
- Who are some players about to play in their first postseason that could end up going down as heroes?
