Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Phillies sun ci nasara da Colorado Rockies a cikin National League Division Series (NLDS), wasanni uku zuwa ɗaya, suna ci gaba zuwa National League Championship Series (NLCS). Da yake fuskantar Los Angeles Dodgers kuma, yin wasan farko na NLCS a cikin shekaru baya-baya tun
Wasannin 2004-05, lokacin da Houston ta fuskanci St. Louis, da kuma wasan LCS na 3 a cikin shekaru masu zuwa tun daga 2000 (sauran a cikin 2003-04 ALCS tsakanin New York da Boston), Phillies sun lashe NLCS, wasanni hudu zuwa daya, sun zama kungiyar farko da za su sake maimaitawa a matsayin zakarun National League tun daga 1995<unk>96 Atlanta Braves. Ryan Howard ya lashe MVP na NLCS don kyakkyawan aikinsa na cin zarafi a lokacin jerin. Howard ya daidaita rikodin Lou Gehrig na postseason ta hanyar samun aƙalla RBI ɗaya a cikin wasanni takwas a jere a cikin NLDS da NLCS. Sun zama zakaran gasar cin kofin duniya na farko da ya koma gasar cin kofin duniya a shekara mai zuwa tun bayan 2000 <unk> 01 New York Yankees.