This time around, there will be no wild-card series for the Phillies.
Two nights after clinching the NL East, they secured a top-two seed and first-round playoff bye with a 9-6 win over the Cubs. They also needed a Brewers loss and Willy Adames was thrown out at second base trying to extend a single moments later as Milwaukee lost in Pittsburgh to seal the deal.
“I got to see the last out the Pirates made on the big screen and I saw the whole crowd go crazy,” Brandon Marsh said. “That’s what it’s all about. It’s huge for us.”…