The Phillies long-shot run at the postseason is likely going to end this weekend.
The Phils had a chance to make things interesting in the NL East for the last week of the season, entering their four-game series against the Braves trailing by 1 1⁄2 games. A sweep of Atlanta would have made things really fun, and even winning two out of three would at least have kept the conversation going. But after losing the first two games of the series in typical 2018 Phillies fashion, one more Braves victory in this series will officially end this team’s pursuit of October baseball.