Phillies Lose 2-0 to Rays as 2-Game Wild-Card Lead Nears Collapse
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 26
Phillies Lose 2-0 to Rays as 2-Game Wild-Card Lead Nears Collapse
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 26
Summary
Philadelphia wasted a chance to clinch, falling 2-0 to Tampa Bay and leaving its postseason fate to the final two regular-season games.
Four hits and 10 strikeouts against Freddy Peralta extended the Phillies' skid to three games; they have scored just two runs over their last 27 innings and were shut out for the 12th time.
Christopher Sanchez kept them in it with 10 strikeouts, but boos followed strikeouts by Trea Turner and Brandon Marsh as the offense stalled again at Citizens Bank Park.
The pressure is rising because Philadelphia entered Friday with a two-game edge over Arizona for the last NL wild card, and a Sunday-deciding race could force ace Zack Wheeler into a start that compromises Wild Card Series plans.
The club also played after honoring former owner and CEO Bill Giles, who died Friday at 92, while injuries still cloud the roster with Luis Arraez out indefinitely and Jesús Luzardo not yet ready to return.