PHILADELPHIA -- When the Phillies entered the home clubhouse on Saturday afternoon, every player had a new T-shirt hanging on the back of the chair in front of their locker.

It was a powder blue shirt featuring Harrison Bader and his go-to phrase: "What a gift."

No offense to Bader, but the Phillies are hoping to find a much better gift waiting for them in the clubhouse on Sunday.

With their 8-6 win over the Royals on Saturday night at Citizens Bank Park, coupled with the Mets' 3-2 loss to the Rangers , the Phillies' magic number to clinch the National League East is down to one. That means if they either win again on Sunday or the Mets lose again, the Phils will retreat to the clubhouse postgame to find those same lockers draped in tarps in anticipation of a champagne celebration

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