Three more series to go until the playoffs! I’m looking at the almost certain top two seeds in the NL today, though only backing one of them. Let’s go!
Season Record: 14-10-2, +4.18 Units
Phillies at Diamondbacks
Diamondbacks ML (-120 FanDuel)
It remains tough to ever fade the Phillies, but this just looks like a terrible spot for them. They’ve clinched the NL East and are a virtual lock to stay in at least the No. 2 seed, where they get that all-important first round bye. Yes, they can catch the Brewers three games above them, but that’s really it. They are a bit banged up now with Trea Turner, Alec Bohm and Edmundo Sosa on the bench. Plus they will roll out the incredibly uninspiring piggyback pitching tandem of Walker Buehler and Taiuan Walker tonight.
Buehler actually pitched we