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Philadelphia reached the postseason

In this lesson: Read the final score and identify the winner.

Name: __________________________ Date: __________________

Read the story

Philadelphia beat Tampa Bay 7–3 on 27 September, according to the dated box score and NBC Philadelphia’s report.

The Phillies secured a playoff place. That meant they could continue into the postseason, not that they had won the World Series.

The game ended later than this page’s original early Istanbul timestamp. This corrected archive account identifies the later result rather than presenting it as known before play.

Editorial correction, 26 October 2026: We corrected factual wording and chronology after checking the sources below. This is a retrospective archive review; the original publication date is retained.

Source: Sources checked 26 October 2026. https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/zack-wheeler-bryce-harper-kyle-schwarber-postseason/4470232/ https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHI/PHI202609270.shtml https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-playoff-picture-and-bracket-2026

Read and practise

1. Who won the game?

   1. Philadelphia
   2. Tampa Bay
   3. Neither team; it was tied

2. How many runs did Tampa Bay score?

   1. Seven
   2. Ten
   3. Three

Your turn

State the winner, opponent and final score.

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