Rubuta ci gaba ga wannan sakin layi - The Phillies sun ci gaba zuwa gasar cin kofin duniya bayan sun doke Milwaukee Brewers da Los Angeles Dodgers a cikin jerin rukuni na NL da Championship Series
, bi da bi. Teamungiyar ta sami matsayinta a wasan share fage bayan ta biyu a jere NL East division title. Wannan shi ne karo na farko da Phillies ya bayyana a gasar cin kofin duniya a cikin shekaru goma sha biyar. Tampa Bay Rays sun ci gaba zuwa Wasannin Duniya bayan sun doke Chicago White Sox da Boston Red Sox, zakaran Wasannin Duniya na 2007, a Wasannin Division na AL da kuma Wasannin Zakarun Amurka na 2008.