Phillies clinch NL East with wild win vs. Dodgers

LOS ANGELES -- Kyle Schwarber, Weston Wilson and Bryce Harper homered, and the Philadelphia Phillies clinched their 2nd consecutive NL East rubric with a chaotic 6-5 triumph implicit the Los Angeles Dodgers connected Monday night.

It was the earliest part clinch successful franchise history, 2 days sooner than the 2011 nine that clinched connected Sept. 17. The Phillies got it done successful Game 151, second-fastest successful nine past down the 2011 Phillies who did it successful Game 150.

The Phillies besides notched a 90-win play for the 3rd consecutive twelvemonth for lone the 3rd clip successful franchise history.

Since the New York Mets were idle Monday, the Phillies needed a triumph to clinch the division. They blew leads of 1-0 and 4-3 earlier getting past the NL West-leading Dodgers for their ninth triumph successful 11 games.

Since the July commercialized deadline, the Phillies are 29-14. They've held it unneurotic contempt injuries to cardinal players.

The Phillies mislaid right-hander Zack Wheeler erstwhile helium went connected the injured database a period agone with a humor clot successful his close shoulder. The club's pitching extent has allowed it to sorb the nonaccomplishment due to the fact that of its six-man rotation. Wheeler was 10-5 with a 2.71 ERA successful 24 starts erstwhile helium was sidelined.

Shortstop Trea Turner (right hamstring strain) and 3rd baseman Alec Bohm (left enarthrosis inflammation) are some connected the IL. Manager Rob Thomson said Bohm could instrumentality aboriginal this week astatine Arizona, portion Turner could beryllium backmost successful clip for the last homestand of the regular season.

The triumph made Thomson conscionable the 3rd manager successful franchise past to triumph consecutive part titles, joining Charlie Manuel (2007-11) and Danny Ozark (1976-79). He's lone the 4th manager successful Major League Baseball past to scope the postseason successful each of the archetypal 4 afloat seasons of a managerial career. Among the different 3 is Dodgers manager Dave Roberts.