​The Philadelphia Phillies are close to their fifth straight playoff berth as the Major League Baseball season heads into its final week.While the Phils can’t win their third straight National League East title after the Atlanta Braves clinched this weekend, the team can clinch a wild-card berth. The big question is what seed the Phillies will have.Here’s a look at the Phillies’ role in the MLB playoff picture.Where are the Phillies in the standings?The Phillies (86-70) hold the third NL wild-card position, four games ahead of the Arizona Diamondbacks (82-74). The Phillies are one game behind the Chicago Cubs (87-69) and San Diego Padres (87-69) for the top wild-card spot.What is the Phillies’ magic number?The Phillies’ magic number to clinch a National League playoff spot is 3. The earliest the Phillies can clinch a playoff spot is Sept. 23.The magic number is the combined total of wins by a leading team and losses by its closest trailing competitor needed for the leader to officially clinch a playoff spot.What are the playoff-tiebreaker scenarios?The tiebreaker in MLB is the head-to-head record between the teams. Here’s a look at how the Phillies fare against the other wild-card teams.If the Phillies tie the Chicago Cubs, the Cubs win the tiebreaker because they won the season series against the Phillies 6-1.If the Phillies tie the Padres, the Phillies get the higher seed because they won the season series against the Padres 6-0.If all three teams tie, here’s a look at the tiebreaker:The Cubs would get the top wild-card seed, having won the season series against both the Phillies and Padres.The Phillies would get the second wild-card seed, having won the season series against the Padres.The Padres, who lost the season series to the Phillies and Cubs, would get the third wild-card seed.Phillies great helps cause: Phillies legend Mike Schmidt promotes skin cancer prevention in DelawareWho would the Phillies play in the playoffs?The Phillies are projected to face the Braves in a three-game wild-card series starting Sept. 29 in Atlanta.If the Phillies earn the top wild-card position, they would host the second wild-card team in a three-game series at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.If the Phillies earn the second wild-card position, they would travel and face the top wild-card team in a three-game series.Want to see the Phillies? Click here for tickets.What is the remaining schedule for the possible wild-card teams?Here’s the schedule for the four National League teams still in contention:Phillies: Sept. 22-24 vs. Milwaukee Brewers; Sept. 25-27 vs. Tampa Bay RaysCubs: Sept. 22-24 vs. Miami Marlins; Sept. 25-27 at Boston Red SoxPadres: Sept. 22-24 at Los Angeles Dodgers; Sept. 25-27 vs. ArizonaDiamondbacks: Sept. 22-24 at Colorado Rockies; Sept. 25-27 at San DiegoThis article originally appeared on Delaware News Journal: MLB playoff picture for Phillies. Magic numbers, when can they clinchOur editors independently choose our recommendations. Some