Faced with the prospect of again ending a postseason drought that has persisted since 2011, the Philadelphia Phillies have done anything but a fantastic job of closing the deal.
But thanks to the Milwaukee Brewers doing an even worse job of capitalizing on numerous opportunities, the Phillies maintain a one-game advantage for the final NL wild-card spot entering today's series finale against the Washington Nationals.
Yesterday, the two teams split a doubleheader, with Washington winning the first game 13-4 and Philadelphia taking an 8-2 win in the nightcap.
It looked like the Phillies and Brewers would go into today with identical 85-73 records, but for the second time in three games, the Brew Crew blew a late, late lead against the Miami Marlins.