Ranger Suarez knows the postseason is the Philadelphia Phillies' top priority at this point, but he still wants to close the regular season on a positive note.

Suarez will get the start for the Phillies on Saturday when the Minnesota Twins visit to play the penultimate game of the regular season for both teams.

Philadelphia (95-65) sits one game behind Milwaukee (96-64) in the race for the top seed in the National League playoffs. The Brewers own the tiebreaker for home-field advantage throughout the NL postseason.

If the Phillies want to stay alive for the No. 1 seed, they likely will need a better effort out of Suarez (12-7, 3.12 ERA). The left-hander gave up six runs in four innings Sunday in Arizona, suffering his first loss since Aug. 12.

Suarez is expected to start one of the fir

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