The Philadelphia Phillies clinched their third consecutive playoff berth on Thursday night with their win over the New York Mets.
It is only the third time in the club's long history that they have gone to the postseason in three or more consecutive seasons, joining the 1976-1978 and 2007-2011 teams.Just one month ago, the Phillies were reeling with a 9-17 record through their first 26 games after the All-Star Break, after entering the break with a 62-34 record in the first half.moved within five games of the division lead as late as August 30th, but have been no closer than six games since August 31st.
Philadelphia has regained their first-half form since August 18th with a 19-11 record over their next 30 games. Philadelphia's offense entered play Friday ranked fourth in baseball in team OPS for the season, the starting rotation ranked fifth in ERA , and the bullpen ranked 14th in ERA . The bullpen let Philadelphia down in its search for a World Series Championship in the 2023 postseason.Game four would be more of the same with Kimbrel blowing a two-run lead in the eighth inning, and allowing Arizona to tie the series at two games each.
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