Getty PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA – SEPTEMBER 22: Don Mattingly, interim manager for the Philadelphia Phillies, relieves Alex McFarlane #71 from the mound during a game against the Milwaukee Brewers at Citizens Bank Park on September 22, 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images)
The final National League Wild Card spot will come down to the Philadelphia Phillies and Arizona Diamondbacks. The race has tightened up, with the Phillies up two games with three to play.
Interim manager Don Mattingly discussed the pressure of trying to close out a postseason berth.
“We should be feeling pressure,” said Mattingly
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