The Phillies didn't make the playoffs just to make the playoffs. They've got plans for more.
“I don’t feel like we’re playing with nothing to lose,” second baseman Jean Segura said of the first playoffs of his career, which dates back to 2012. “We have a lot to lose. Because we don’t want to lose. We want to keep moving forward. We want to advance to the second round, third round, and get to the World Series and win it.
Segura said veterans Kyle Schwarber and David Robertson, who played in 25 postseason series combined, have spoken to the team about the importance of having this mindset, especially going into a best-of-three set against the Cardinals.Zach Eflin’s playoff-clinching first save after a long road back to Phillies was ‘really special’ to his dad
“When I go back to the series we’ve had against them, earlier in the year … every game was a dogfight, so I think those are going to be like that too,” said outfielder Matt Vierling, a St. Louis native. “It was really close all the way around.”“I feel like we have a pretty good chance,” he said. “When we face really good teams, we play better baseball. I don’t know how. But somehow, we do. We almost took three out of four with Atlanta at home. The Dodgers, we take three out of four in L.A.
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