PHILADELPHIA — Much has been made of the Phillies' bye week, and its pros and cons, but one thing is for certain: The players won't use it as an excuse. If anything, they see it as a positive.

Having a first-round bye has been a burden in the expanded playoff format, but the Philadelphia Phillies are not treating it that way. In the days leading up to Game 1 of the 2024 National League ...

Instead of being a wild-card team that squeaked in without a hefty win total in the regular season, these Phillies got ...

Division Series - Philadelphia Phillies v New York Mets - Game 4 / Luke ... as it was the only MLB team that got a bye in the playoffs to not advance beyond the Divisional Series.

Thanks to their first-round bye, though, they came into this series ... as good of a regular season as they did. The Yankees and Phillies have every advantage heading into their Division Series ...

The Philadelphia Phillies have earned a first-round playoff bye after logging one of the best regular seasons in franchise history. Their roster is fortified with All-Star players throughout ...

Fresh off a mini-bye week, the Philadelphia Eagles are heading to Los Angeles for a Sunday Night Football matchup against the Rams this weekend and The ...

It will continue to be an emphasis for Suárez as he heads into the bye week. After another rough outing on Friday night, the Phillies left-hander has a 5.74 ERA over his seven starts since ...

PHILADELPHIA -- - Nick Castellanos, Trea Turner and Kody Clemens homered, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Chicago Cubs 9-6 on Wednesday night and clinched a first-round bye in the playoffs.

Oct. 1—Much has been made of the Phillies' bye week, and its pros and cons, but one thing is for certain: The players won't use it as an excuse. If anything, they see it as a positive.