Kyle Schwarber and J.T. Realmuto homered, and Aaron Nola struck out seven to help the Philadelphia Phillies clinch their first NL East title since 2011 with a 6-2 win over the Chicago Cubs. The Phillies won their 12th division championship. Philadelphia won five straight NL East titles from 2007-11, then went 10 years without making the playoffs.
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“We need to get the bye, that’s pretty important to us. Really important to us,” manager Rob Thomson said. “Whether you’re the division champion or not, I don’t think that gives you any type of advantage. I think having home-field advantage and having a bye is going to help us quite a bit.”Outfielder Charlie Blackmon will retire at the end of year after spending 14 seasons with Rockies
They lost the World Series to Houston in 2022 and blew series leads of 2-0 and 3-2 in dropping the NL Championship Series to Arizona last season. Since 2022, Nola has started seven games in which the Phillies could either clinch a postseason berth, clinch a postseason series or clinch a division title. He has posted a 1.62 ERA with 46 strikeouts against seven walks in those outings.
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