Phillies announce lineup vs. Brewers. Can they clinch playoff berth?

The Philadelphia Phillies have a chance to clinch a playoff berth tonight.

The Phillies face the Milwaukee Brewers at 6:40 p.m. at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.

Here’s what you need to know about the game.

The Phillies (87-70) are tied with the Chicago Cubs (87-70) and the San Diego Padres (87-70) for the top wild-card spot. All three teams are four games ahead of the Arizona Diamondbacks (83-74).

The Phillies’ magic number to clinch a National League playoff spot is two. The Phillies can clinch a playoff spot Sept. 23 if they win and either the Arizona Diamondbacks lose to the Colorado Rockies or the San Diego Padres lose to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The magic number is the combined total of wins by a leading team and losses by its closest trailing competitor needed for the leader to officially clinch a playoff spot.

The tiebreaker in MLB is the head-to-head record between the teams. Here’s a look at how the Phillies fare against the other wild-card teams.

• If the Phillies tie the Chicago Cubs, the Cubs win the tiebreaker because they won the season series against the Phillies 6-1.

• If the Phillies tie the Padres, the Phillies get the higher seed because they won the season series against the Padres 6-0.

If the Phillies tie the Chicago Cubs, the Cubs win the tiebreaker because they won the season series against the Phillies 6-1.

If the Phillies tie the Padres, the Phillies get the higher seed because they won the season series against the Padres 6-0.

If all three teams tie, here’s a look at the tiebreaker:

• The Cubs would get the top wild-card seed, having won the season series against both the Phillies and Padres.

• The Phillies would get the second wild-card seed, having won the season series against the Padres.

• The Padres, who lost the season series to the Phillies and Cubs, would get the third wild-card seed.

The Cubs would get the top wild-card seed, having won the season series against both the Phillies and Padres.

The Phillies would get the second wild-card seed, having won the season series against the Padres.

The Padres, who lost the season series to the Phillies and Cubs, would get the third wild-card seed.

If the Phillies earn the top wild-card position, they would host the second wild-card team in a three-game series at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, starting Sept. 29

If the Phillies earn the second wild-card position, they would travel and face the top wild-card team in a three-game series starting Sept. 29.

If the Phillies earn the third wild-card position, they would face the Atlanta Braves in a three-game wild-card series starting Sept. 29 in Atlanta.
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The game will be broadcast on NBCSP. The radio broadcast will be on 94WIP and WDEL 101.7 FM/1150 AM.
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If you live in the Philadelphia television market, NBCSP will stream the game on nbcsportsphiladelphia.com and the NBCSP app. NBCSP is also available on FuboTV, Hulu, Peacock, and YouTube TV.

The game will also be available on PHILLIES.TV for those with streaming packages. You can also stream the radio broadcasts with MLB Audio.

This article originally appeared on Delaware News Journal: Phillies announce lineup vs. Brewers. Can they clinch playoff berth?

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