Final Score: Phillies 18, Diamondbacks 2
Wednesday felt like a game the Phillies had to win. Entering September — a notoriously brutal month the last few seasons — on a four game losing streak, particularly when three of them came in blowout fashion against the lowly Pittsburgh Pirates and Arizona Diamondbacks, wouldn’t have felt ideal. That’s especially true after wins by the San Diego Padres and Milwaukee Brewers earlier in the day meant the Phillies would’ve slipped to the third Wild Card, their lead down to two games.
Bailey Falter and the Phillies’ offense made sure that suboptimal circumstance was avoided.