Phillies lose to Brewers, fall to 2 games ahead of Diamondbacks for NL Wild Card spot
The Phillies' loss to the Brewers on Thursday keeps the Diamondbacks' playoff hopes alive into at least Friday night.
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - SEPTEMBER 23: Jackson Chourio #11 of the Milwaukee Brewers at bat during a game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on September 23, 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images)
(Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images)
The Milwaukee Brewers’ offense broke through with three runs in the eighth inning to beat the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday, 5-1, keeping the Arizona Diamondbacks’ postseason hopes alive through at least Friday night.
With the loss, and combined with a Diamondbacks 12-8 win over the Colorado Rockies on Thursday, the Phillies’ (87-72) lead on the Diamondbacks (85-74) for the third and final National League Wild Card spot dropped down to two games. The Phillies’ magic number remains at two.
With the Phillies starting their three-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday at 3:40 p.m. MST, Thursday’s loss guarantees the D-backs will still be in playoff contention when their three-game series against the San Diego Padres begins on Friday. First pitch for D-backs-Padres is at 6:40 p.m. MST.
Jake Bauers scored the go-ahead run in the eighth inning that gave the Brewers the lead, while Jackson Chourio hit a home run in the ninth in the win. Phillies second baseman Luis Arraez left the game in the sixth inning with a leg injury following an awkward dive attempt into first base. Arraez entered the game leading the National League with a .310 batting average as he is in contention for the league’s batting title. D-backs catcher Gabriel Moreno is second with a .308 average.
The Chicago Cubs (88-71) clinched a playoff spot on Thursday with a 2-1 win over the Miami Marlins. The Padres (89-70), who currently own the top National League Wild Card spot, clinched a playoff spot with a 4-2 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday.
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This is what will happen, the dbacks will show just enough life at the end of the year so everyone will say how hard the players were playing for Torey. Just like they did last year and the year before and the year before. They’ll say that he was hamstrung by injuries and he did the best with what he had. Even though Carroll, Perdomo, Marte, Moreno, arrenado played all season and their bullpen was lights out. They’ll forget about the handful of games that they lost by a run or two while one of their best players was sitting on the bench for a scheduled day off. Or the games they lost immediately after the Marte fiasco. Or all the times a player went 3-4 with a home run and then sat the next day to prevent them from getting a hot streak. Or the way they never even attempt to manufacture a run or two while the team was going through a dreadful offensive slump.