PHILLIES NEWS

The Phils actually got an off day today and of course it's there last off day of the regular season. Tomorrow they continue their final homestand of the year, with the 1st of 3 games in another crucial weekend series against the Florida Marlins. Hopefully they will be take care of them and increase their standing in the wildcard race. Speaking of the wildcard, the Phils are currently tied for 1st in the wildcard with the Dodgers. Yes, that's right they have finally reached the top of mountain, however they may not be there for long. The Dodgers are playing today(they are tied with the Pirates at 2 in the bottom of the 5th inning) and if they were to win the Phils would drop to 0.5 games behind them in the wildcard. Otherwise, if they were to lose the Phils would be all alone in 1st place in the wildcard at 0.5 games up. Now of course the Padres are playing tonight as well, and they also lost yesterday, but because of the things mentioned above, they remained 0.5 games up on the Dodgers in the NL west. Right now they are leading the Diamondbacks 3-1 in the 6 innings, and if they win they would have no real bearing on the wildcard race, as they would stay in 1st in the NL west. However, if they were to lose and the Dodgers were to win, they would drop back into a 1st place tie with the Phils in the wildcard race. So Anyway, go Pirates and go Diamondbacks, and happy trails everyone.