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Padres’ NL playoff standing improves with third straight win over Diamondbacks

PHOENIX — It wasn’t perfect by any means, but a 6-1 victory over the Diamondbacks and two losses that occurred elsewhere made for a good Sunday for the Padres.

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Braves starter Spencer Strider reaches 200-strikeout mark on Sunday

ATLANTA — Spencer Strider added another milestone in his sensational rookie season during Sunday’s start.

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Phillies, Aaron Nola can’t overcome Ronald Acuña’s big day at the plate

ATLANTA — One could make the argument that Ronald Acuña Jr. single-handedly delivered a 4-3 loss to the Phillies on Saturday night. He gave the Braves a 2-0 lead with a first-pitch home run off of Aaron Nola in the bottom of the third, and then tacked on two more…

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Braves take advantage of rare Seranthony Domínguez meltdown and pile on Phillies

ATLANTA — Facing the reigning World Series champion Braves in their home ballpark never was going to be an easy task, and for the first seven innings of the game, the Phillies played a pesky brand of baseball, one that seemed to be working against the Braves. Then came the…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

The MLB Playoff Race Is Getting Wild With Three Weeks to Go

We are three weeks away from the start of the playoffs, with the first game of all four wild-card series scheduled back-to-back-to-back. You can be sure that MLB will market the event as baseball’s version of the first day of March Madness. (Fall Frenzy, anyone?) But regardless of how well…

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Quick thoughts on Miami Marlins loss to Phillies — their 16th loss in 20 games

MIAMI — The Miami Marlins lost 6-1 to the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday at loanDepot park to fall to 58-85 on the season.

Miami Herald

Late home run burns Sandy Alcantara in Miami Marlins’ loss to Philadelphia Phillies

MIAMI — Sandy Alcantara could only watch as Nick Maton got hold of his elevated sinker in the seventh inning and sent it sailing toward right field. The Miami Marlins’ ace had maneuvered around his share of jams through the first six innings of the series opener against the Philadelphia…

Miami Herald

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Who’s the Phillies’ MVP? J.T. Realmuto heads the list, but there are other worthy choices.

When the fifth inning began in San Diego on that Saturday night in late June, everyone’s mind was still on Bryce Harper and how much damage a wayward 97-mph fastball had wrought upon his left hand.

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Don’t Count Out the Brewers Just Yet

Their postseason hopes look pretty bleak, but they have a knack for rising to the occasion.

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Dodgers pounce on Snell for first time, trounce Padres again

SAN DIEGO — It happened again to Blake Snell, and it happened again to the Padres.

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Marlins rebound from defensive blunder to beat Phillies, snap nine-game losing streak

PHILADELPHIA — The nine-game losing streak is over.

Miami Herald

Trevor Rogers steady but Marlins fall to Phillies as losing streak hits nine games

PHILADELPHIA — Trevor Rogers had another building block performance as he tries to end a disappointing season on a high note. The Miami Marlins’ disappointing season as a whole, however, continues.

Miami Herald

Phillies’ Edmundo Sosa did an extraordinary midair split to stop JJ Bleday from stealing second

Edmundo Sosa can really leap!

USA Today Sports Media Group

Phillies reverse September curse in tight 3-2 win against Marlins

PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies are on a quest to prove that they can win in September. They got off to an uninspired start — tallying losses on Sept. 2, 3 and 4 — but the players insist that this team is different. On Tuesday, they put meaning behinds those words,…

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Matthew Roberson: Explaining MLB’s new 6-team-per-league playoff format and the advantages of the No. 3 seed

NEW YORK — As the old saying goes, if it ain’t broke, Rob Manfred will break it.

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Padres stymied by Diamondbacks pitcher making MLB debut

SAN DIEGO — They call it shoving.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Ben Frederickson: Even NL fundamentalists have to admit Pujols and Cardinals have made DH a hit

I know it’s impolite to say, ‘I told you so.’

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Rodón enters rare air in latest masterclass, leading way to SF Giants’ sweep of Phillies

SAN FRANCISCO — Carlos Rodón’s brilliant season reached new heights Sunday afternoon, eclipsing 200 strikeouts for the first time in his career and recording his ninth game with double-digit punchouts over six shutout innings.

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Bill Madden: Breaking down the upcoming bidding war for Aaron Judge

NEW YORK — In what is becoming a truly historic season, Aaron Judge has joined Hall of Famers Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, Jimmie Foxx, Ralph Kiner and Ken Griffey Jr. as the only non-steroids-tainted players to at least twice hit 50 or more homers in a season. And barring a…

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Giants unload bench, bullpen in quintessential September win over Phillies

SAN FRANCISCO — The Giants and Phillies combined for 23 hits Saturday. And in a preview of what’s to come for the remainder of September, that only equaled the number of players used by San Francisco.

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Phillies’ woes out west continue in blowout against former manager Gabe Kapler’s Giants

SAN FRANCISCO — It was only one game, they were sure to say, and of course, they were correct.

Sports Illustrated

Five Things to Follow Five Weeks Before the Playoffs

In five weeks, we’ll be watching playoff baseball. Because of the new 12-team postseason format, this is the first year in which there will be four best-of-three Wild Card Series, two in the AL and two in the NL, as opposed to the single one-and-done game in each league. This…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Phillies’ playoff push: Biggest questions, X factor and what to expect from Bryce Harper

Pardon the skepticism, but well, the Phillies have been here before.

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Phillies earn redemption with big win over Diamondbacks, but lose Bailey Falter

PHOENIX — With one out in the bottom of the seventh inning, Bailey Falter motioned to the Phillies dugout. Interim manager Rob Thomson rushed to the mound with assistant athletic trainer Aaron Hoback, and in an instant, the best start of Falter’s big league career came to an abrupt and…

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Phillies’ struggles out west continue in a blowout loss to the Diamondbacks, Zac Gallen

PHOENIX — You’d be hard-pressed to come up with two more disparate outings than Aaron Nola’s last two starts. On Aug. 25 against the Reds, he threw an 11-strikeout complete game. On Aug. 30 against the Diamondbacks, he went only four innings, allowing 10 hits, eight runs — all earned…

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