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The Marlins and Phillies begin their best-of-3 National League wild card series on Tuesday.

Nearly a dozen trades, savvy minor-league deals and key additions via free agency have led to the creation of this Marlins team that is back in the postseason for the first time in a full season since 2003.

The Miami Marlins' improbable September push will carry into October. Jazz Chisholm hit his 19th home run, Josh Bell delivered a late two-run double and the Marlins clinched the fourth playoff berth in franchise history with a 7-3 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday night. Miami locked down one of the two remaining National League wild-card spots behind Chisholm's drive, a dash of small ball and another lockdown performance by a bullpen that has carried a sizable share of the load over the last month.

The 2023 Miami Marlins are officially playoff bound.

Miguel Andujar hit a tiebreaking double in the eighth inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the playoff-bound Miami Marlins 3-0 on Sunday in the regular-season finale for both teams. The Marlins needed to win to assure themselves of gaining the second National League wild card and the fifth seed in the NL playoffs over Arizona. The Marlins advanced to a best-of-three Wild Card Series matchup starting at Philadelphia on Tuesday.