The Philadelphia Phillies are trying to hold on and end a lengthy postseason drought
They started poorly, going 22-29 before manager Joe Girardi was fired. New skipper Rob Thompson won his first eight games, but not long after that, Bryce Harper went down with a broken thumb. While he was out, the Phillies played well enough that they were in the National League's second wild-card spot when he returned late last month, but now they've dropped six of seven.
After losing 5-3 to San Francisco on Sunday on a ninth-inning homer by Wilmer Flores, the Phillies are 2 1/2 games ahead of Milwaukee for the final NL wild card. They were swept three straight by the Giants after dropping two of three at Arizona. In the last month, the White Sox have had a five-game winning streak, lost 10 of 12, then won four in a row. It's been a disappointing season for Chicago, but the rest of the division has let the White Sox hang around, and there's enough talent there — both on the mound and at the plate — to be a threat if the team makes the playoffs.
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