The Philadelphia Phillies needed a win on Sunday to claim a series win over the Arizona Diamondbacks and gain ground on the Milwaukee Brewers.

Once Turner returns, the Phillies can drop Harrison Bader lower in the lineup. Realmuto may go from hitting cleanup for most of September to seventh if the Phillies have Bohm fourth, Brandon Marsh fifth and Bader sixth.

The Phillies still have a chance to finish with baseball's best record. They're two games behind the Milwaukee Brewers, though the Brewers won the season series and have the tiebreaker, so the Phillies are really three games back with only eight to play. Doable, though I wouldn't call it likely. The Phillies last had baseball's best record in 2011.

Phillies fans can now enter a lottery until 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 12, to get the chance at buying 2025 playoff tickets.

The Philadelphia Phillies are in the heat of a tight pennant race. They are currently battling with the Los Angeles Dodgers to avoid the Wild Card series. With Zack Wheeler being out for the remainder of the season, the Phillies will lean on their southpaw starters in Ranger Suarez and Christopher Sanchez in the playoffs.

The Los Angeles Dodgers opened the 2024 season as favorites to win the World Series and, after defeating the New York Yankees in five games, they indeed celebrated a championship. According to ESPN BET,

As noted above, the Phillies are the second team to secure a playoff berth. The Milwaukee Brewers became the first earlier this weekend. The Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, and Toronto Blue Jays are all in position to join those clubs over the course of this week.

The Philadelphia Phillies were officially the first team in baseball to clinch their division, and now the team is officially going to be playing meaningful bas

BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Phillies take a 1-0 advantage into the next game of the series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Los Angeles is 84-66 overall and 48-27 in home games. The Dodgers have a 58-26 record in games when they record eight or more hits.

The Philadelphia Phillies are trying to clinch a bye and potentially the top seed in the National League. However, there is some tension in the clubhouse.