{"id":2022077,"date":"2025-09-14T23:31:26","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T23:31:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2022077"},"modified":"2025-09-14T23:31:26","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T23:31:26","slug":"phillies-clinch-fourth-straight-playoff-berth-despite-10-3-loss-to-royals-who-get-5-rbis-from-perez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/phillies-clinch-fourth-straight-playoff-berth-despite-10-3-loss-to-royals-who-get-5-rbis-from-perez\/","title":{"rendered":"Phillies clinch fourth straight playoff berth despite 10-3 loss to Royals, who get 5 RBIs from Perez"},"content":{"rendered":"

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) \u2014 The Philadelphia Phillies<\/a> clinched their fourth straight postseason berth despite wasting a two-run lead Sunday in a 10-3 loss to the Kansas City Royals<\/a>, who got a three-run homer and five RBIs from Salvador Perez<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Philadelphia became the second team assured of a playoffs spot when San Francisco lost later Sunday to the Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a>. The Phillies would have clinched their second consecutive NL East title with a victory but had to wait at least one more day for the division crown.<\/p>\n

Philadelphia, which entered with a six-game winning streak, leads the NL East by 12 games over the second-place New York Mets.<\/p>\n

Milwaukee clinched a playoff berth on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Kyle Schwarber<\/a> hit his NL-high 52nd homer for Philadelphia, which will in the postseason in four straight years for just the second time. The Phillies won five straight NL East titles from 2007-11.<\/p>\n

Perez hit his third homer in two games, a three-run drive off Aaron Nola<\/a> (4-9) in a four-run sixth that built a 6-2 lead. He added a two-run single in the seventh as the Royals ended a six-game losing streak.<\/p>\n

Schwarber and J.T. Realmuto<\/a> homered in the first off Noah Cameron<\/a> (8-7), who allowed two runs and four hits in seven innings.ac Caglianone tied the score with a two-run homer in the fifth and Bobby Witt Jr. homered in the ninth against Max Lazar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Royals closer Carlos Estevez<\/a> got two outs in the ninth before leaving with mild back tightness.<\/p>\n

Bryson Stott<\/a> also homered for the Phillies.<\/p>\n

Nola allowed six runs and six hits in six innings.<\/p>\n

Key moment<\/h2>\n

Witt led off the sixth with a triple off the high wall in right and scored on a double by Vinny Pasquantino, who had three hits.<\/p>\n

Key stats<\/h2>\n

Kansas City has been swept in series just four times this season, second-fewest in the AL.<\/p>\n

Up next<\/h2>\n

Royals: Host Seattle and RHP Logan Gilbert (4-6, 3.54) in a series starting Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Phillies: LHP Rangers Su\u00e1rez (12-6, 2.77) starts Monday night’s series opener at the Los Angeles Dodgers.<\/p>\n

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AP MLB<\/a>: https:\/\/apnews.com\/MLB<\/p>\n

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