The Phillies dropped two of three in their weekend series to the Diamondbacks down in Arizona, which Sunday's finale made quickly apparent when they fell into a hole of a 9-2 final.

Arizona lefty Eduardo Rodriguez tossed six shutout innings on 93 pitches, while Ranger Suárez had a rough day on the mound because of a blow-up second inning that did him and the Phillies in fast. Suárez received the losing decision and dropped to 12-7 after getting tagged for six runs and lasting just four innings.

It's hard to get too up in arms about it, though.

The Phillies' postseason ticket is punched. They've already won the NL East, and if they can just stay the course at minimum for the last six games coming home, they should outlast even a crazy surge from the Dodgers for the No. 2 seed in the po

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