Phillies Tough Finale at LA to Try to Make Playoffs

The Phillies face a tough match-up in the free Statis-Pro baseball game to make it into the playoffs. 

While leading the NL East in the actual MLB, the Phillies have struggles in Statis-Pro since Cy Young candidate Zack Wheeler was lost for the season. Jesús Luzardo has to start as the new No. 4 man in the rotation, in a trip to Los Angeles to face the Dodgers ace Tyler Glasnow.

If the Phillies can overcome those odds they are likely in our playoffs unless the Reds dominate the rest of their season, If they keep it within 5 runs in a loss then they likely have a 1-game playoff with the Braves. But if they are down by 5 runs at the end of the 8th in this game they are likely out of the playoffs.

Game Update: Phillies 2, Dodgers 1!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tyler Glasnow was dominant - 12 strikeouts, 0 walks and 4 hits allowed in 7 innings. However, it was not enough as two of those hits were solo home runs by J.T. Realmuto to give the Phillies a 2-1 win and likely send the Phillies to the playoffs and eliminate the Braves to give Statis-Pro the same six NL playoff teams that would make it if the real MLB season ended today.

The real story is this shocker was holding the Dodgers to only 1 unearned run. While the Phillies knew they could go to a PB 2-8 or 2-9 for the 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th, but the key was Jesús Luzardo as only an average PB 4-7 card getting through the five innings. He pitched five innings with only one unearned urn allowed, with some help from centerfielder Brandon Marsh, who made a clutch defensive catch in the 3rd to end the inning and prevent Freddie Freeman from scoring, and then in the 4th threw out Teoscar Hernández at the plate.

The relievers were great, but the shocker was MVP candidate Shohei Ohtani, who struck out four straight times leading off an inning, and then grounded into a game ending double play as pinchrunner Tommy Edman racing home from 3rd base with what would have been the game tying run.

The Phillies upset finishes them ahead of the only other team to finish all their games - Atlanta - meaning it is very likely the Phils are in the playoffs and Braves are eliminated.  The only chances of another scenario are if the Reds to 6-0 to eliminate both, or the Padres struggling in their last two to fall behind both teams.  

Here are the standings, grid of remaining games, then rosters for the just completed games.

 

Pos	Phillies Line-up
1b	Bryce Harper
DH	Kyle Schwarber	All-Star
SS	Trea Turner
LF	Max Kepler
CF/B	Nick Castellanos
B/CF	Brandon Marsh
C	JT Realmuto
3b	Edmundo Sosa
LF	Harrison Bader
2b	Bryson Stott
1b	Alec Bohm
C	Rafael Marchán
LF	Johan Rojas
OF	Weston Wilson
OF	Cal Stevenson
3b	Otto Kemp	temp card
PB	Pitching
2'-9	Zack Wheeler	DL, All-Star
2'-8	Ranger Suárez
2'-8	Cristopher Sánchez
2'-7	Walker Buehler
4'-7	Jesús Luzardo
2'-6	Aaron Nola	DL
2'-9	Jhoan Duran
2'-8	José Alvarado	restrticted
2'-8	Orion Kerkering
4'-7	David Robertson
2'-8	Matt Strahm
4'-7	Jordan Romano
4'-7	Tanner Banks
2'-5	Taijuan Walker
2'-5	Mick Abel	5
2'-5	Alan Rangel	3
2'-5	Max Lazar	2
Pos	Pitcher late add	pb
2'-5	Mick Abel
2'-5	Alan Rangel
2'-5	Max Lazar
Pos	LAD Deep 11'-35 = HR, Dodger Stadium LAD
DH	Shohei Ohtani	All-Star
cf	Mookie Betts	minus HR
1b	Freddie Freeman	All-Star
C	Will Smith	All-Star
RF	Teoscar Hernández
2b	Hyeseong Kim	new card
lf	Andy Pages
3b	Max Muncy
SS	Miguel Rojas	minus HR
IF	Kiké Hernández
C	Dalton Rushing	.551 - 3b on 25
CF	Alex Call
LF	Tommy Edman
RF	Michael Conforto	minus HR
PB	Los Angeles Dodgers / NL West
2'-9	Tyler Glasnow
2'-9	Blake Snell
2'-9	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	All-Star
2'-8	Clayton Kershaw	All-Star
2'-8	Roki Sasaki	DL
2'-8	Shohei Ohtani
2'-9	Tanner Scott
2'-8	Ben Casparius
2'-8	Brock Stewart	temp card
4'-7	Jack Dreyer	temp card
2'-8	Evan Phillips	DL
2'-8	Alex Vesia
2'-8	Blake Treinen
2'-8	Kirby Yates
2'-6	Alexis Díaz
2'-7	Brusdar Graterol	DL
2'-7	Gavin Stone	DL
2'-7	Bobby Miller
4'-7	Luis García
4'-7	Anthony Banda
4'-7	Landon Knack
4'-7	Justin Wrobleski
2'-6	Michael Kopech	DL
Pos	Pitcher late add	pb
2'-7	Emmet Sheehan

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