The Phillies enter the final regular-season series in an NL Wild Card spot, unclinched. They, the Cubs and Padres are within two games of one another; Arizona remains alive, and this weekend decides playoff places and seeding. A Phillies miss remains possible but unlikely.
Potential opponents include the Cubs, Padres, Braves or possibly the Diamondbacks, and the Phillies could play at home or on the road. With a nor’easter approaching the East Coast, one of the Cubs’ games in Boston has already been moved into a doubleheader in anticipation of heavy rain.
