Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Trea Turner went 1-for-4 and struck out in the third inning during a critical game with the regular season nearing its end.
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season → go → end
Turner’s strikeout prompted boos from many of the Phillies faithful at Citizens Bank Park.
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strikeout → prompt → Park
Brandon Marsh’s similar whiff in the fourth inning drew the same response from the crowd.
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whiff → draw → crowd
The Phillies ultimately suffered a 2-0 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays.
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Phillies → suffer → Rays
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National League Cy Young Award candidate Christopher Sanchez struck out ten Tampa Bay hitters in another strong pitching performance.
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Sanchez → strike → performance
But the Phillies managed just four total hits against Freddy Peralta on Friday night and were unable to push a runner across home plate.
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Phillies → manage → plate
The plastic tarp that circles the top of the clubhouse lockers in anticipation of a champagne celebration remained rolled up as tight as the Phillies seem to be of late.
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Phillies → circle → celebration
A playoff berth that seemed to be a lock just days ago will come down to the final two games.
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that → seem → games
The Phillies entered the game with three games remaining and a two-game lead over the Arizona Diamondbacks in the race for the final NL wild-card berth.
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Phillies → enter → berth
They would have clinched their fifth consecutive postseason appearance with a win over the Rays and an Arizona loss to the San Diego Padres.
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They → clinch → Padres
The Diamondbacks jumped out to an early 4-0 lead in Friday night matchup with the Padres.
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Diamondbacks → jump → Padres
The Phillies have dropped three straight games and Friday's loss meant a potential clincher would be delayed until at least until Saturday.
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clincher → drop → Saturday
Should the race come down to Sunday, the Phillies will be forced to throw ace Zack Wheeler, which would burn him for potential Game 1 or 2 starts in the NL Wild Card Series.
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which → come → Series
The Phillies were shut out Friday for the 12th game this season and have scored two runs over the last 27 innings.
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Phillies → shut → innings
NL batting leader and starting second baseman Luis Arraez is out indefinitely with a severely sprained left ankle.
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Arraez → start → ankle
All-Star left-handed pitcher Jesús Luzardo has yet to throw a simulated game as he tries to come back from a three-week absence with shoulder inflammation.
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he → have → inflammation
Phillies interim manager Don Mattingly insisted ahead of the game his team wasn’t wilting from the pressure.
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team → insist → pressure
"These guys have been through it," Mattingly said.
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Mattingly → say → it
"I feel OK.
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If we’ve got to tell guys at this point that it’s urgent that we win games, then we’re in trouble.
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we → get → trouble
The urgency, everybody knows.
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everybody → know → ?
It’s pretty much right in your face.
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It → ’ → face
We’ve just got to go out and play good baseball."
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The Phillies had more than the stakes of Friday night’s game on their minds before first pitch at Citizens Bank Park.
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Phillies → have → Park
The team paused to honor Bill Giles, who died earlier that day at his home in Gladwyne, Pennsylvania.
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who → pause → Gladwyne
Giles, 92, spent more than a half-century with the franchise, rising from a business executive to owner and CEO.
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Giles → spend → owner
The Phillies held a moment of silence in his honor.
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Phillies → hold → honor
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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