CNN —When the Philadelphia Phillies won the National League (NL) East for the fifth year in a row in 2011, they probably did not expect to have to wait too much longer for their next division title.
Fast-forward to Monday night and the Phillies have clinched their first NL East crown in 13 years with a 6-2 win over the Chicago Cubs at Citizens Bank Park.
Only the Los Angeles Dodgers (93-63) have a better record in MLB this season than the Phillies (93-64).
“This is what you work for all year,” two-time NL MVP Bryce Harper told NBC Sports Philadelphia from a raucous locker room.
To be able to win your division, it’s hard to do in baseball.
Persons:
Rob Thomson’s, ”, Bryce Harper, “ I’ve, “ We’ve, we’ve, Kyle Schwarber, We’re, We’ve, Rob Thomson, Matt Slocum, Schwarber, JT Realmuto’s, Ryan Howard, Nick Castellanos ’, Trea Turner, Luis Vázquez, Harper, Castellanos, Michael Busch
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Philadelphia