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PHILADELPHIA — Nick Castellanos, Trea Turner and Kody Clemens homered, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Chicago Cubs 9-6 and clinched a first-round bye in the playoffs. Castellanos had three hits and scored three times. Bryson Stott also had three hits and Brandon Marsh drove in three runs for the Phillies, who claimed their first NL East title in 13 years on Monday night. Coupled with Milwaukee's 2-1 loss to Pittsburgh, Philadelphia secured the bye and home-field advantage in the NLDS. Nico Hoerner homered twice for Chicago, and Isaac Paredes hit four singles.
