The Philadelphia Phillies became the first Major League Baseball club to clinch a division title this season by beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-5 in 10 innings on Monday.<\/p>\n
The Phillies clinched their second consecutive National League East division crown with the victory, improving to 90-61 with the New York Mets, 77-73, unable to catch them.<\/p>\n
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Philadelphia had already joined NL rival Milwaukee as the first two MLB teams to clinch playoff berths. It’s the fourth playoff trip in a row for the Phillies after missing out from 2012 through 2021.<\/p>\n
In the 10th inning, J.T. Realmuto hit a sacrifice fly out to right field to score Harrison Bader from third base to put the Phillies ahead 6-5.<\/p>\n
The host Dodgers loaded the bases with two outs in the 10th but Max Muncy grounded out to first base to end the game and give Philadelphia the division crown.<\/p>\n
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The Dodgers were leading 3-1 when the Phillies answered in the top of the seventh inning.<\/p>\n
Otto Kemp doubled down the left-field line, took third on Max Kepler’s ground out to second base and scored on Bryson Slott’s line drive single to centerfield.<\/p>\n
Weston Wilson followed with a two-run homer that gave Philadelphia a 4-3 lead, but a solo homer by Mookie Betts in the bottom of the seventh lifted the Dodgers level.<\/p>\n
Bryce Harper’s solo homer in the eighth gave the Phillies a 5-4 edge.<\/p>\n
Dominican relief pitcher Jhoan Duran surrendered a solo homer to Andy Pages in the ninth for a 5-5 tie that forced extra innings.<\/p>\n
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