The Philadelphia Phillies lost to the Washington Nationals 6-3 on Saturday. With the loss, the Los Angeles Dodgers clinched the top seed in the National League, as well as the best record in baseball. The Dodgers will have home field advantage throughout the playoffs.
The Phillies currently have the second-best record in MLB at 94-67 with one game remaining in the regular season. However, the team has appeared out of sync down the stretch. With Saturday’s loss to the 71-90 Nationals, Philadelphia has gone just 4-8 over its last 12 games.
“We haven’t played necessarily the best in the last week or so but once that postseason starts, all that’s behind you and it’s about competing in that moment, and I think we’re ready for it,” Phillies All-Star shortstop Trea Turner said, via ESPN’s game recap…