{
  "id": 10295684,
  "title": "Phillies clinch NL wild card behind Wheeler for 5th straight playoff appearance with win over Rays",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/phillies-clinch-nl-wild-card-behind-wheeler-for-5th-straight-playoff-10295684",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-27T21:37:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/phillies-clinch-nl-wild-card-213735224.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Philadelphia Phillies have secured their fifth consecutive playoff appearance by defeating the Tampa Bay Rays 7-3, clinching the final National League wild-card berth. Bryce Harper and Edmundo Sosa each hit a home run, while Zack Wheeler delivered a strong performance as a Game 7 ace, striking out five and allowing only one run in six innings. The Phillies will face Game 1 of a best-of-three Wild Card Series in Atlanta on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the AL East champion Rays earned a postseason bye and will play the winner of the Boston Red Sox-New York Yankees series beginning Saturday. Teammates Jesús Luzardo and Jonny DeLuca also contributed to the Phillies' victory.",
  "summary": "Bryce Harper and Edmundo Sosa homered, and Zack Wheeler delivered like a Game 7 ace to bring the Philadelphia Phillies back from the brink of collapse and send them into the playoffs with a 7-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday that clinched the final National League wild-card berth. Jhoan Duran struck out Nick Fortes to end it. The Phillies will play Game 1 in a best-of-three Wild Card…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Phillies clinch NL wild card behind Wheeler for 5th straight playoff appearance with win over Rays",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/phillies-clinch-nl-wild-card-behind-wheeler-for-5th-straight-playoff",
        "published": "2026-09-27T21:38:32.000Z"
      }
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}