{
  "id": 9877499,
  "title": "Rays' Freddy Peralta shuts down punchless Phillies lose 3rd straight potential playoff clincher",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/rays-freddy-peralta-shuts-down-punchless-phillies-lose-3rd-straight",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-26T01:22:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/rays-freddy-peralta-shuts-down-012255492.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Tampa Bay's Freddy Peralta held the Philadelphia Phillies to just two hits over five and two-thirds innings, preventing the team from clinching their fifth consecutive playoff berth. The Rays defeated the Phillies 2-0 on Friday night, giving them home-field advantage in the AL Division Series if they advance. Phillies' Jonny DeLuca and Nick Fortes managed a combined one-run effort, with DeLuca hitting an RBI single in the first inning and Fortes delivering a second-inning homer. Philadelphia's bullpen failure continued as Bryan Baker recorded his 41st save with a scoreless ninth inning. The Phillies, who led Arizona by two games in the NL wild card race, will face a bullpen game against the Rays on Saturday before potentially clinching their berth on Sunday.",
  "summary": "Freddy Peralta pitched into the sixth inning to help Tampa Bay deny Philadelphia a third straight shot at clinching a wild-card spot, as the AL East champion Rays beat the Phillies 2-0 on Friday night. The Phillies entered leading Arizona by two games for an NL wild card with three to play. The Phillies would have clinched their fifth straight playoff berth with a win against the Rays and an…",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "NL wild-card standings, explained: Updated Phillies, Diamondbacks playoff chances and tiebreakers for 2026 MLB bracket",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/nl-wild-card-standings-explained-updated-phillies-diamondbacks",
        "published": "2026-09-25T19:18:08.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}