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Despite series finale loss to Dodgers, Phillies show they can 'compete with the best teams in the league'

In the end, things reverted to form: The Dodgers won and the Phillies lost. The Dodgers are headed to the playoffs, the Phillies to who-knows-where. Los Angeles scored twice in the seventh inning Thursday afternoon to beat the Phils, 5-4, and salvage the finale of a four-game series (see observations).