Monday didn't go as smoothly as the Philadelphia Phillies would have liked, even though the result couldn't have worked out any better. The Phillies were forced to overcome adversity both on the field against the Los Angeles Dodgers and on the tarmac hours beforehand to clinch their second consecutive National League East title.
After the Phillies failed to clinch the division at home on Sunday, they boarded a plane to head to the West Coast. They should have landed hours earlier but faced mechanical issues with their plane, again, which delayed their arrival to L.