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The Phillies have to be excited to get back in front of their home crowd to close out the regular season.

Despite a huge series victory, where they clinched the NL East, against the Dodgers, some glaring offensive numbers stood out.

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Including Emmett Sheehan, who followed lefty opener Anthony Banda, Los Angeles’ starting pitching shut down the Phillies’ offense all series.

Between Sheehan, Shohei Ohtani and Blake Snell, the trio combined for 17 ⅔ innings, allowing just three hits and one run (0.51 ERA) while racking up 24 strikeouts.

Luckily, timely hitting proved to be the difference, as Philadelphia took two of three at Dodger Stadium.

But with LA likely looming as an NLDS oppone

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