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Phillies finish four-game sweep of Mets; magic number down to one
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Daniel Vogelbach, Jeff McNeil, Edwin Díaz key to Mets win
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Mets Analysis: Exploring the potential first round playoff
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Braves vs Philles: Braves sweep Phillies, win 4th straight NL East
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Philadelphia Phillies Cut Playoff Magic Number Entering New York
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Phillies finish four-game sweep of Mets; magic number down to one
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Acuña, Braves pound Nationals, clinch playoff spot
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MLB Power Rankings: The Mariners fight their way up while the Mets
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MLB wild card standings: Playoff picture, magic number, more explained
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FanGraphs Power Rankings: July 14–23
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MLB teams that need to make the 2022 playoffs
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MLB Magic Number tracker: Complete playoff picture (UPDATED Sept. 18)
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