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Phillies 6-5 Dodgers (Sep 15, 2025) Game Recap

LOS ANGELES — — J.T. Realmuto drove in the go-ahead run on a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning, capping a wild 6-5 comeback victory by the Philadelphia Phillies over the Los Angeles Dodgers that clinched the NL East title in the series opener between division leaders.

With Harrison Bader at second base to start the 10th, Kyle Schwarber lined out to second before Blake Treinen intentionally walked Bryce Harper. Bader and Harper pulled off a double steal to set up Realmuto's sac fly to right.

The Dodgers had the bases loaded in the bottom of the inning, when Mookie Betts started at second. David Robertson intentionally walked Freddie Freeman and walked Alex Call before Max Muncy grounded out to first to end it.

Phillies clinch NL East with closing kick, become first team to wrap up division title

LOS ANGELES — When the Phillies remembered that everything was possible, they started humming the song. It was a Friday night in August, weeks before they seized the National League East, and Jhoan Duran made it feel like October by simply stepping onto the grass. The light show ensued. It went viral. Then, all of the guys inside the home clubhouse at Citizens Bank Park who have been here for the glory and the heartbreak remembered.

“It’s stuck in my head now,” said Taijuan Walker, who reclined at his locker as he whistled the beat to “El Incomprendido” by Farruko. Duran overheard Walker. He smiled. Across the room, Alec Bohm whistled it too. Some of the most hardened Phillies players shook their heads; it wasn’t disbelief, just a sense that something had happened.

Phillies secure playoff spot but miss out on clinching NL East at home

PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies' clubhouse was prepped and ready to host a celebration on Sunday at Citizens Bank Park.

And while celebrating a division title did not come to fruition, the Phils did clinch a postseason berth later in the day — while they were en route to Los Angeles — by virtue of the Giants’ loss to the Dodgers.

Of course, that’s not the clinch they were hoping for.

With Philadelphia's magic number to clinch the National League East at just one, players arrived on Sunday morning to find plastic tarps rolled up and hanging above their lockers — ready to be unrolled and doused in champagne later in the day.

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