{"id":165738,"date":"2025-09-24T08:47:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T08:47:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/165738\/"},"modified":"2025-09-24T08:47:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T08:47:10","slug":"phillies-magic-number-to-clinch-first-round-bye-in-national-league-playoffs-mlb-postseason-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/165738\/","title":{"rendered":"Phillies magic number to clinch first-round bye in National League playoffs | MLB postseason 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"6abc Digital Staff Image\" class=\"hsDdd NDJZt sJeUN IJwXl \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1758703630_626_16248352_2024-wpvi-generic-6abc-logo-on-white-background-img-v3.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Wednesday, September 24, 2025 5:17AM<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAJCAQAAACRI2S5AAAAEElEQVR42mNkIAAYRxWAAQAG9gAKqv6+AwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"6abc Philadelphia 24\/7 Live Stream\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Watch the 6abc Philadelphia 24\/7 stream featuring Action News, AccuWeather and Entertainment<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) &#8212; The <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/6abc.com\/phillies\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Phillies <\/a>enter the final homestand of the regular season with a chance to secure a first-round bye in the postseason.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Philadelphia clinched their <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/6abc.com\/post\/2025-mlb-playoffs-phillies-clinch-national-league-east-title-win-dodgers\/17805857\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">second straight NL East title last week<\/a>. They currently hold the No. 2 seed in the National League, which would grant a first-round bye and home-field advantage through the NL Division Series.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">With five regular-season games remaining, the Phillies&#8217; magic number to clinch the No. 2 seed stands at one &#8212; meaning a Phillies win or a Dodgers loss will lock them into the spot.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The Milwaukee Brewers hold the top seed position.<\/p>\n<p>Remaining scheduleWednesday, Sept. 24 &#8211; vs MiamiThursday, Sept. 25 &#8211; vs MiamiFriday, Sept. 26 &#8211; vs MinnesotaSaturday, Sept. 27 &#8211; vs MinnesotaSunday, Sept. 28 &#8211; vs MinnesotaPlayoff schedule<br class=\" \"\/>Wild-card series<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Best of three, all games at better seed&#8217;s stadium<\/p>\n<p>Game 1: Tuesday, Sept. 30<br class=\" \"\/>Game 2: Wednesday, Oct. 1<br class=\" \"\/>Game 3: Thursday, Oct. 2*NLDS<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Best of five<br class=\" \"\/><\/p>\n<p>Game 1: Saturday, Oct. 4<br class=\" \"\/>Game 2: Monday, Oct. 6<br class=\" \"\/>Game 3: Wednesday, Oct. 8<br class=\" \"\/>Game 4: Thursday, Oct. 9*<br class=\" \"\/>Game 5: Saturday, Oct. 11*NLCS<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Best of seven<br class=\" \"\/><\/p>\n<p>Game 1: Monday, Oct. 13<br class=\" \"\/>Game 2: Tuesday, Oct. 14<br class=\" \"\/>Game 3: Thursday, Oct. 16<br class=\" \"\/>Game 4: Friday, Oct. 17<br class=\" \"\/>Game 5: Saturday, Oct. 18*<br class=\" \"\/>Game 6: Monday, Oct. 20*<br class=\" \"\/>Game 7: Tuesday, Oct. 21*World Series<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Best of seven<br class=\" \"\/><\/p>\n<p>Game 1: Friday, Oct. 24<br class=\" \"\/>Game 2: Saturday, Oct. 25<br class=\" \"\/>Game 3: Monday, Oct. 27<br class=\" \"\/>Game 4: Tuesday, Oct. 28<br class=\" \"\/>Game 5: Wednesday, Oct. 29*<br class=\" \"\/>Game 6: Friday, Oct. 31*<br class=\" \"\/>Game 7: Saturday, Nov. 1*<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \">* If necessary<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2025 WPVI-TV. 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