Christian Yelich and Brice Turang hit solo home runs, helping the Milwaukee Brewers delay Philadelphia’s postseason clinch with a 4-1 win over the Phillies.

Aidan Miller, Dante Nori, and Carson DeMartini had injuries that kept them out mnultiple months. They got healthy at the right time.

ESPN's Kiley McDaniel ranked the Phillies' rotation as the third-best in MLB entering the playoffs. Even with Jesus Luzardo's injury, this rotation is more than capable of carrying the Phillies deep into October. "3. Philadelphia Phillies. The candidates: Cristopher Sanchez, Jesus Luzardo, Zack Wheeler, Aaron Nola, Andrew Painter," McDaniel writes.

Track the Phillies’ path to another Red October, including their magic number, Wild Card standings, remaining schedule and potential playoff matchups

Mayer's father went scorched Earth on Boston, while Mattingly has been left out of the recent flurry of interim manager decisions.

Zack Wheeler's sets franchise record as Phillies show how their postseason plan can work

ESPN's David Schoenfield gave the Phillies a "B-" grade for their 2026 season, and while it's a mediocre grade, it's entirely warranted considering where the team was coming into the year and how things have gone during a not-so-easy 2026 season.

The expectation in league circles was that Alex Cora’s decision would ultimately come down to the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets. And now the Mets have made another hire.