The Phillies clinched a second consecutive postseason berth on Rojas' single in the tenth inning, scoring pinch-runner Cristian Pache from second base in a 3-2 victory over the Pirates on Tuesday night at Citizens Bank Park.
The Phillies will enter the postseason next week as the top Wild Card seed and will host a best-of-three series starting Tuesday.
Aaron Nola looked spectacular in the win, tossing 6 2/3 innings while surrendering one run. He whiffed eight. He tipped his cap to the 32,116 fans in attendance.
"It felt good," Nola said.
"The year has been up and down, definitly inconsistent. I want to be as consistent as I can, especially down the stretch, because that's what really matters. Obviously, the job isn't done, hopefully this is us just getting started."
Brandon Marsh hit a solo shot in the sixth to give the Phillies a 1-0 advantage. Bryce Harper added a sacrifice-fly later in the frame to push the lead to 2-0.
Nola surrendered a solo blast to Pittsburgh slugger Bryan Reynolds in the seventh, and Craig Kimbrel coughed up a solo homer to Henry Davis in the next frame, allowing the Pirates to even the contest.
Veteran reliever Jeff Hoffman, who signed a minor league deal with the Phillies in March, tossed a scoreless tenth to record the win.
"As I said to them in the postgame toast, this club is unbeleivable, and we were really resillent last year," said skipper Rob Thomson. "It's a tough group. They play until the end. They play every out. Plus, they are together. They actually love each other, and thats what gives us everything that we have right now."
