The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the St. Louis Cardinals in a two-game Wild Card Series sweep Saturday night.
The Phillies wasted no time taking their raucous celebration from the infield at Busch Stadium, where the Cardinals had trudged off to mourn the end of an era, into the visiting clubhouse, where the champagne flowed freely and Calum Scott's "Dancing On My Own" pounded through the speakers.
"Everybody in that clubhouse, on this team, in this organization is super excited," Nola said. "Just a bunch of unselfish guys, doing whatever it takes to win a ballgame, no matter what it is. It's a lot of excitement." The Phillies will face a familiar foe, the NL East champion Braves, beginning Tuesday night in Atlanta.
The sellout crowd of 48,515, the third-largest in Busch Stadium history, was at its flag-waving throatiest trying to keep the Cards' dream season alive. Instead, their fans watched the NL Central champions go down with a whimper, losing in the first round of the playoffs for the third consecutive year.
"We know in the postseason, the pitching is great. That's why all these teams are in the postseason, us included," Goldschmidt said. "You know there's going to be some tight games that come down to one pitch or one play."
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