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In certain sports, a magic number is a number used to indicate how close a front-running team is to clinching a division title and/or a playoff spot. It represents the total of additional wins by the front-running team or additional losses (or any combination thereof) by the rival teams after which it is mathematically impossible for the rival teams to capture the title in the remaining number ...
The magic number to clinch the NL East is 2. The team to follow in this scenario is the New York Mets . The Phillies will clinch their first NL East title since 2011 with one more win over the Mets.
While a handful of division leaders have comfortable leads — counting down increasingly granular magic numbers to clinch — the wild-card ... No. 1 Philadelphia Phillies (92-62), bye to NL ...
They hosted the Philadelphia Phillies (87–75), who was the last team to clinch a postseason berth among the twelve playoff teams and making their first postseason appearance since 2011 on October 3. [5] [6] [7] The Phillies won four of the seven match-ups against the Cardinals during the regular season. [8]
On September 20, the Phillies clinched a playoff berth with a 12–2 rout of the New York Mets, and clinched first place for the division three days later at home with a 6–2 victory over the Chicago Cubs. The Phillies had a chance at 100 wins but went 5–7 in their last 12 games to finish at 95–67 (.586), six games ahead.
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Bryce Harper and the Phillies punched their latest playoff ticket — this one long expected — with a 12-2 blowout of the New York Mets. Assured at least a National League wild card, Philadelphia can secure its first NL East title since 2011 with one more win this weekend against the second-place Mets at Citi Field.
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