MLB

Chicago Cubs at Philadelphia Phillies

· Major League Baseball
Chicago Cubs
81-78, 39-42 Away
Final
6 - 9
Philadelphia Phillies
94-65, 54-27 Home

Castellanos homers as the Phillies beat the Cubs 9-6 and clinch first-round bye in playoffs

Castellanos had three hits and scored three times. Bryson Stott also had three hits and Brandon Marsh drove in three runs for the Phillies, who claimed their first NL East title in 13 years on Monday night.

Coupled with Milwaukee’s 2-1 loss to Pittsburgh, Philadelphia secured the bye and home-field advantage in the NLDS. The Phillies owned the tiebreaker with the Brewers after winning the season series against the NL Central champions.

Philadelphia will host Game 1 of the NLDS on Oct. 5.

“We just have to take it one step at a time and take care of business,” Marsh said. “There's nothing like it. This is why we show up. This is the stuff we dream about.”

Nico Hoerner homered twice for Chicago, and Isaac Paredes hit four singles. The Cubs lost two of three in the series to finish with a 39-42 road record.

Philadelphia closed out the home portion of its regular season with a 54-27 mark, though one of the home games was a loss to the Mets in London. A crowd of 42,438 was on hand for the 47th sellout of the season, running the home attendance at Citizens Bank Park to 3,308,638 on the year.

The Phillies finish with three games at Washington, beginning on Friday. Philadelphia can clinch home-field advantage through the NL Championship Series by ending the season tied with or ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Manager Rob Thomson said he will sub some of the regulars in the final three contests.

“I think it's huge to get these guys some rest,” he said.

Turner put Philadelphia in front with a one-out solo shot in the first. Stott added a two-run double against Javier Assad (7-6), lifting the Phillies to an early 3-0 lead.

Castellanos added another solo shot in the third, but Hoerner responded with a three-run shot off Cristopher Sánchez in the fourth.

Marsh gave Philadelphia an 8-4 lead with a three-run double off Keegan Thompson in the fifth. All three runs were charged to Assad, who surrendered eight hits in 4 1/3 innings.

“We got into a jam in the fifth, and they got a big hit,” Cubs manager Craig Counsell said.

Sánchez was charged with four runs, three earned, and five hits in 4 2/3 innings. José Ruiz (5-1) got four outs for the win.

Kevin Alcántara, one of Chicago's top prospects, started in right field and singled in the ninth for his first major league hit.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Cubs: 1B Michael Busch (right triceps contusion) was not in the lineup, one night after being hit by a pitch in the second. ... OF Seiya Suzuki (ankle) also was sidelined after getting injured running the bases on Tuesday night.

Phillies: Austin Hays started in left field for the second straight day after returning Monday from a stint on the injured list since Sept. 1 due to a kidney infection. He went 0 for 4 with a strikeout.

UP NEXT

Cubs: Following an off day, RHP Jameson Taillon (11-8, 3.41 ERA) starts on Friday against Cincinnati in the opener of a three-game home series.

Phillies: LHP Ranger Suárez (12-7, 3.15 ERA) starts on Friday against the Nationals.

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Matchup Prediction

Phillies: 59.7%
Cubs: 40.3%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Scoring Summary

9th Inning I. Paredes lined out to left.
9th Inning Swanson doubled to center, Alcántara scored.
9th Inning Happ lined out to left.
9th Inning Alcántara reached on infield single to third.
9th Inning Amaya grounded out to second.
9th Inning Estévez relieved Hoffman

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
0 Hit By Pitch 0
13 Ground Balls 14
7 Strikeouts 8
6 Runs Batted In 9
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
9 Hits 13
1 Stolen Bases 1
2 Walks 3
0 Catcher Interference 0
6 Runs 9
1 Ground Into Double Play 0
0 Sacrifice Flies 0
37 At Bats 36
2 Home Runs 3
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
13 Runners Left On Base 9
0 Triples 0
0 Game Winning RBIs 1
0 Intentional Walks 0
1 Doubles 5
17 Fly Balls 14
0 Caught Stealing 0
167 Pitches 154
0 Games Started 0
1 Pinch At Bats 0
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
1 Is Qualified In Steals 1
16 Total Bases 27
39 Plate Appearances 39
324.0 Projected Home Runs 486.0
3 Extra Base Hits 8
4.4 Runs Created 10.2
.243 Batting Average .361
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.432 Slugging Percentage .750
.270 Secondary Average .500
.282 On Base Percentage .410
.714 OBP Pct + SLG Pct 1.160
0.8 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 1.0
4.1 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 12.0
42.0 Batter Rating 69.0
18.5 At Bats Per Home Run 12.0
1.00 Stolen Base Percentage 1.00
4.28 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 3.95
.189 Isolated Power .389
0.29 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.38
.051 Walks Per Plate Appearance .077
.027 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average .139
12.0 Runs Produced 18.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.5 Patience Ratio 0.8
0.3 Balls In Play Average 0.4
88.0 MLB Rating 110.3
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Citizens Bank Park

Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 42,438 | Capacity:

2024 National League Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Milwaukee 93 69 .574 - L1
St. Louis 83 79 .512 10 W1
Chicago 83 79 .512 10 L1
Cincinnati 77 85 .475 16 W1
Pittsburgh 76 86 .469 17 L1

2024 National League East Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Philadelphia 95 67 .586 - W1
Atlanta 89 73 .549 6 W1
New York 89 73 .549 6 L1
Washington 71 91 .438 24 L1
Miami 62 100 .383 33 W4
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