The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Houston Astros 3-0 on Monday night to clinch their first playoff berth in 11 years.

"This is the goal," Bryce Harper said. "This is what you play for."

The Phillies fired Joe Girardi after a 22-29 start to the season and they've thrived under interim manager Rob Thomson.

"It hasn't been an easy season," Kyle Schwarber said. "We went through a manager change, went through the MVP being down ... and we went through people saying that our season's over, that don't even count the Phillies and they can't catch the baseball ... and for us to get all of our guys back and healthy and for them to all be there and contribute, that's what it's about."