Zack Wheeler was sharp, but the Phillies’ bats went quiet, setting up a potential celebration at the Bank as soon as Monday with a win over the Cubs.
stood on the mound, an early run having dulled a frenzied crowd in the Mets’ final regular-season home game, and the night seemed ripe for a celebration.How else to make sense of what happened here this weekend? In need of one victory to lock up their first National League East title in 13 years, the Phillies dropped back-to-back games, including a 2-1 cuticle-cutter on national television Sunday night.
And so, Brandon Nimmo’s leadoff homer against Wheeler in the sixth inning held up as the game-winner and kept the Phillies’ magic number frozen at one for a second game in a row.
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