Could the Phillies blow their playoff berth? How recent slump, surging D-backs have made wild-card race messy

As recently as Tuesday, the Philadelphia Phillies held a comfortable four-game lead on a postseason berth, and it felt like only a matter of time until they clinched. Three straight losses and three straight Arizona Diamondbacks wins later, Philadelphia's lead is down to one game, and suddenly their season is on the line during this final weekend.

"You have to find a way to win a game tomorrow," Kyle Schwarber said (via MLB.com) after Friday's loss (TB 2, PHI 0). "Keep trying to find a way to win games. We've got two left. We've still got the ball in our court right now, and if we go out there and we do what we need to do, we control our own future. And that's what we want. I wouldn't want it any other way than us to decide what happens."

NL WILD-CARD STANDINGS1. San Diego Padres: 89-71 (clinched)2. Chicago Cubs: 88-73 (clinched)3. Philadelphia Phillies: 87-73——————————————4. Arizona Diamondbacks: 86-74 (1 GB)

The Phillies have scored two runs in their last three games. They haven't hit a home run since Tuesday and have one homer in their last six games, and three homers in their last nine games. The Phillies have hit…

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