The Phillies are going to the playoffs for the first time in five years. The beginning of the story
Nola took a perfect game into the seventh and Kyle Schwarber hit a pair of homers to lead Philadelphia to a win over Houston and a spot in the playoffs.
After Brandon Marsh caught Mauricio Dubon's fly ball in center for the game's final out, players jumped and cheered in joy before meeting on the mound.
The team's logo and words were displayed on the video board as the Philadelphia team celebrated.
A small but vocal group of Philadelphia fans congregated near the team's dugout and chanted: "Let's go Phils."
Rob Thomson gave his team a short speech in the victorious locker room.
He told his team that they were not finished. We're world champion after 13 more wins. Enjoy this, you have earned it.
The last time thePhillies made it to the playoffs, they were at the same ballpark. A complete game shut out by Roy Halladay was the highlight of that game.
Seattle's first playoff appearance in 21 years was the longest active one in the majors, and it came after Philadelphia's last playoff appearance in 2011.
Don't forget to enjoy." The team was told by the principal owner that this doesn't happen often. I would like to get used to it like we did in the past.
Needing a win or a loss by the Brewers to get a wild-card spot, thePhillies opened the final regular-season series of the year. In the 10th, the Brewers beat the D-backs 5-5, but the Philadelphia won the game 2-0.
Nola didn't allow a baserunner until Yordan Alvarez hit a single in the seventh. Nola was replaced by Jose Alvarado who struck out Kyle Tucker.
His first save in 11 years came in the ninth, when he pitched a perfect game.
Schwarber hit a leadoff home run in the first game of the series against the Astros.
In the eighth, Philadelphia added some insurance when Schwarber and Stott hit back-to-back homers.
It is the eighth multi- home run game for Schwarber, who leads the NL with a career-high 46 home runs, and gives him 199 homers in his career.
The three players who will play in the playoffs for the first time are not new to the game. J.T. Realmuto leads the group with 1,004.
The pitcher gave up six hits and one run with 5 strikeouts.
Jose Altuve, Alex Bregman, and Jeremy Pena were replaced by AledmysDiaz, Dubon, and Hensley.
The Astros have already secured the best record in the American League, so he was going to give some of his players a rest before the game.
The news was positive for Philadelphia. Left-handed pitcher Brad Hand could throw live batting practice on Wednesday. He could come back for the playoffs if that goes well.
The AP contributed.
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