PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies’ postseason pitching plans are clear from the start and at the finish. In between lies a quandary.

Or, as Walker Buehler and Taijuan Walker would’ve been wise to approach it Thursday, an opportunity.

The identity of the pitchers toward the fringes of the Phillies’ playoff roster is hardly set. And both Buehler and Walker made convincing cases against the Miami Marlins to be in the mix.

Buehler, in his second start as a Phillie, went five innings, navigating constantly into trouble but then out of it without surrendering a run. It takes his tally to one earned run in 13.2 innings over three outings.

Walker piggy-backed, tossing two scoreless innings. He likewise courted trouble with a hit and two walks but found his way out of it.

Both showed some of the att

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