Phillies beat Rays 7-3 to clinch final NL playoff spot

The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-3 on September 27 to clinch the final National League playoff spot. Bryce Harper and Edmundo Sosa homered, Zack Wheeler pitched and Jhoan Duran struck out Nick Fortes to end it. Philadelphia had lost four straight after a chance to clinch Wednesday, with Arizona closing, for its fifth straight postseason trip.