Philadelphia fell 4-1 to Milwaukee, going 0-for-12 with runners in scoring position, and is tied with Chicago at 87-71, one game behind San Diego (88-70) with four games left. The Phillies could still host a wild-card series or travel to Chicago, San Diego or Atlanta.
If the standings held, San Diego would host Chicago and Philadelphia would visit Atlanta. The Padres would lose a tiebreaker to both teams: they went 1-5 against the Cubs and 0-6 against the Phillies. Chicago won its season series with Philadelphia, 6-1.
After Thursday's games—Philadelphia against Milwaukee and Chicago against Miami—the Phillies host Tampa Bay while San Diego hosts Arizona. Chicago is scheduled for a Friday day-night doubleheader and a Saturday game at Boston because of anticipated bad weather; one or more games may need to be made up. Tampa Bay has clinched the AL's No. 1 seed, and the article says it may rest regulars and limit its top starters.
