The Phillies entered the evening with a magic number of 1.
- Johan Rojas and Jeff Hoffman weren’t on any Phillies’ fans’ radar when the year started.
But on Tuesday night, Rojas singled up the middle in the bottom of the 10th inning, scoring ghost runner Christian Pache - who himself was acquired on the eve of the season - to beat the Pirates, 3-2, and send the Phillies to the playoffs for the second straight year. Tuesday could have been the former No. 1 pick’s last regular-season start in Philadelphia, though he willAs he walked off the mound to an ovation, Nola tipped his hat.
With the possible clinching run in scoring position in the ninth inning, Nick Castellanos struck out looking.
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