Philadelphia Phillies clinch NL wild-card berth, head to postseason for second straight year

Philadelphia Phillies' Jose Alvarado celebrates after winning a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates to clinch a wild-card playoff spot, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Philadelphia Phillies' Jose Alvarado celebrates after winning a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates to clinch a wild-card playoff spot, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, in Philadelphia. Photo credit AP Photo/Matt Slocum

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Johan Rojas hit an RBI single in the 10th inning that sent the Philadelphia Phillies to a 3-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates and clinched a National League wild-card berth. Rojas' single off Pirates reliever David Bednar scored pinch-runner Christian Pache and sent the crowd of more than 30,000 fans into a frenzy and the Phillies mobbed each other in celebration. Brandon Marsh homered for the Phillies and Bryce Harper tacked on a sacrifice fly in the sixth for a 2-0 lead. Jeff Hoffman (5-2) tossed a scoreless 10th for the win. Bryan Reynolds and Henry Davis hit homers for the Pirates.

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