PHOENIX — The Phillies enter the final week of the regular season with their playoff positioning all but locked up.
The magic number to clinch the No. 2 seed is down to 2 after a Los Angeles Dodgers loss to the San Francisco Giants on Sunday. Any combination of 2 Phillies wins and Dodgers losses will do.
They can secure the coveted bye as early as Tuesday. Catching the Brewers for the No. 1 seed is unlikely. Milwaukee’s magic number over the Phillies for the top seed is 3.
Sunday’s 9-2 loss over the Diamondbacks snapped the Phillies’ streak of six consecutive series wins.