Phillies clinch final NL wildcard berth on last day after four-game slide

The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-3 on Sunday to clinch the final National League wildcard berth after losing four straight games.

• Bryce Harper and Edmundo Sosa homered, and Zack Wheeler allowed one run over six innings in the 7-3 win.
• The Phillies lost four straight games after failing to clinch Wednesday, delaying their playoff berth until the season's final day.
• The Phillies will open a best-of-three wildcard series Tuesday at Atlanta against the Braves.
• The Texas Rangers were eliminated from postseason contention with a 6-4 loss to the Minnesota Twins on the final day.