None of that changes the calendar, either. These two play twice more before Wednesday's finale, so whatever this series looks like by the time first pitch rolls around at 12:40 PM MT could be a different picture than it is right now.
Philadelphia has won 3 straight as of Sunday, a stretch that includes a series win over the Angels, and the Phillies currently sit in position for one of the NL's Wild Card spots as September opens, according to Yahoo Sports and Fox Sports playoff-picture coverage. Arizona has been streakier — a 3-2 mark over its last 5 with a split of a longer set against the Giants — and Arizona Sports has described the club as a fringe Wild Card contender fighting to close the gap in the season's final month.
The bigger issue in the desert is the rotation. Zac Gallen and Corbin Burnes are both still working back from elbow issues on rehab assignments, and SI's Diamondbacks coverage has flagged the staff's depth as a real problem for a team trying to hang on to a playoff spot. Philadelphia isn't unscathed either — Tanner Banks, Caleb Kilian and Brad Keller are all sidelined, thinning a bullpen that's had to cover extra innings. Whichever club gets healthier arms back into the picture first heads into the stretch run with an edge nobody's putting a number on yet.