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It was a long 13 years of waiting, but in Philadelphia it was all worth it. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Chicago Cubs 6-2 in the first game of the series at Citizens Bank Park and claimed the National League East pennant, the team’s first since 2011.
JT Realmuto homered in the first inning and Kyle Schwarber He accompanied him with a home run in the second inning, while the relief was effective in keeping the Cubs scoreless, who only gave up two earned runs to Aaron Nola.
In fact, The Phillies ace earned the decision thanks to his six full innings of work and allowed seven hits, but struck out seven and only issued a pair of walks, while right-hander Caleb Kilian was the one who took the loss for Chicago, working five and two-thirds innings of work, in which he was punished with eight hits, the home runs of Realmuto and Schwarber and five earned runs, with only three strikeouts and four walks.
The Phillies join the Cleveland Guardians (American League Central) and the Milwaukee Brewers (NL Central) as the only divisional champions, in addition to reaching a record of 93 wins and 64 wins, which tightens the fight with the Los Angeles Dodgers (93-63) to finish with the best record in the old circuit, since the Brewers (89-67) are four games behind in the fight.
The advantage that Philadelphia and manager Rob Thomson have over the Dodgers is that they have already secured the division, since the Los Angeles Dodgers will have to face the San Diego Padres (90-66) to decide the National League West. The series between the two Californian teams will take place between Tuesday, September 24 and Thursday, September 26.so Dave Roberts’ Dodgers still don’t have the division title in their grasp.
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