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Philadelphia Phillies Become First Team to 60 Wins, Make Franchise History

The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday night to claim their 60th victory just 92 games into the 2024 regular season.

Sam Connon

Jul 10, 2024; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Phillies third base Alec Bohm (28), shortstop Edmundo Sosa (33), shortstop Trea Turner (7) and second base Bryson Stott (5) celebrate win against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Citizens Bank Park.
Jul 10, 2024; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Phillies third base Alec Bohm (28), shortstop Edmundo Sosa (33), shortstop Trea Turner (7) and second base Bryson Stott (5) celebrate win against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Citizens Bank Park. / Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports
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The Philadelphia Phillies entered Wednesday with a 1.5-game lead for the best record in baseball, but they weren't about to take their foot off the gas ahead of the All-Star break.

Thanks to their 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday, the Phillies became the first MLB team to reach 60 wins this season. They also claimed their series with the Dodgers, setting themselves up for a potential sweep over the NL West leaders on Thursday.

Beyond beating every other team in the league to the punch, Philadelphia winnings its 60th game also helped them make franchise history.

It took the Phillies just 92 games to reach 60 wins. According to TSN's StatsCentre, that is the fewest games required to reach the 60-win mark in a single season since the club began in 1883.

The 1976 Phillies still own the record, having started that season on a 60-28 tear. That team went on to win the NL East, kicking off an eight-year stretch that featured five division crowns, two NL pennants and a World Series title.

This current Phillies squad has already made back-to-back playoff berths, winning the NL pennant in 2022 and falling one win short of another in 2023.

With Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber back in the lineup, a quartet of aces anchoring one of the league's best rotations and a historic head start on every other team, Philadelphia is very much in a position to contend once again here in 2024.

The Phillies and Dodgers are scheduled to close out their high-profile series at 6:05 p.m. ET on Thursday. Aaron Nola is taking the mound for Philadelphia, while Landon Knack will be getting the nod for Los Angeles.

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SAM CONNON

Sam Connon is a Staff Writer for Fastball on the Sports Illustrated/FanNation networks. He previously covered UCLA Athletics for Sports Illustrated/FanNation's All Bruins, 247Sports' Bruin Report Online, Rivals' Bruin Blitz, the Bleav Podcast Network and the Daily Bruin, with his work as a sports columnist receiving awards from the College Media Association and Society of Professional Journalists. Connon also wrote for Sports Illustrated/FanNation's New England Patriots site, Patriots Country, and he was on the Patriots and Boston Red Sox beats at Prime Time Sports Talk.

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