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Alec Bohm smoked a first-pitch home run after Bryce Harper passed some advice from the dugout

What did Bryce Harper say to Alec Bohm here?

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Astros jump on Zack Wheeler and the Phillies to even the World Series 1-1 heading back to Philly

HOUSTON — As the longest season of Zack Wheeler’s career unfolded this month, he approached each postseason start for the Philadelphia Phillies in the same way that Usain Bolt might tackle a long-distance relay race.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

David Murphy: How the Phillies and Astros built their World Series rosters

HOUSTON — Good players.

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Padres fall flat in Game 3 against Phillies, again trail NLCS

PHILADELPHIA — The San Diego Padres took advantage of what the Philadelphia Phillies handed them but managed nothing else in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series.

Tribune News Service

How the Phillies Fixed Their Comically Bad Infield Defense

This is the story of how Philadelphia addressed its horrendous fielding and turned around its season.

Sports Illustrated

The Padres Strike Back to Set Stage for Epic Postseason Series

Things looked bleak in San Diego during the top of the second inning in yesterday’s NLCS Game 2 between the Padres and Phillies. San Diego had Blake Snell on the mound facing a Philadelphia lineup that was soft-contacting its way to a 2–0 series lead. Even the sun gods were…

Sports Illustrated

Michael Cunningham: Underdog Phillies immediately show Braves this won’t be easy

ATLANTA — The Phillies ended their postseason drought at 10 years only because MLB added an extra wild card this year. They were the lowest seed to make it through the wild-card round. The Phillies are up against the Braves in the National League Division Series. The defending World Series…

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David Murphy: Bring on the Braves: Phillies show they have World Series stuff

ST. LOUIS — All of them were there except one. The goggles were donned and the music was on and the corks were popping in a 12-gun salute. The postseason's biggest wild cards were gathered in the back of the visitor's clubhouse waiting for the word go. A few minutes…

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The Ninth Inning From Hell

The Cardinals were two outs from a Game 1 win when everything fell apart.

Sports Illustrated

An epic Game 1 win by the Phillies was postseason torment at its best

ST. LOUIS — Playoff baseball is like watching a loved one defuse a bomb. It is not something that you enjoy. It is something that you endure. Every pitch is a tick on a timer that is counting down to some unknown number, every swing a snip at a tangle…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Phillies Make MLB Postseason History With Stunning Ninth Inning

Philadelphia came away with an unbelievable win over the Cardinals to open their wild-card round series.

Sports Illustrated

Phillies bash five home runs to salvage split in doubleheader with Nationals as wild-card race with Brewers tightens

WASHINGTON — At about 4:30 p.m. Saturday, in the 157th game of the season, with a playoff spot in sight, against the worst team in the league, a backup infielder walked to the mound to get the final out of the eighth inning for the Phillies.

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Phillies fall to the Cubs again after Aaron Nola’s woeful fifth inning

CHICAGO — In the top of the third inning on Wednesday night, Kyle Schwarber took off from second base to third base, setting himself up to score on a sacrifice fly. He jokingly tipped his cap to the dugout, and touched home plate when Bryce Harper popped up to left…

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Phillies fall to Braves, 8-7, in 11th inning, fail to gain ground in wild-card race

PHILADELPHIA — After an offensive explosion in the first five innings of Sunday’s game, the Phillies’ bats fell quiet once they returned from a rain delay that lasted 2 hours, 5 minutes. The Phillies entered the delay with a one-run lead, and for a while, it looked like the bullpen…

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Rhys Hoskins and Aaron Nola slug and sling Phillies closer to postseason in 9-1 rout of Braves

PHILADELPHIA — After driving a ball 103.8 mph through a 17-mph crosswind and into the left-field seats in the fourth inning Friday night, Rhys Hoskins did what must have felt natural to him in the moment.

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Michael Harris II came stunningly close to making the catch of the year and MLB fans were still in awe

If he had caught that ...

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Bryce Harper will return to Phillies on Friday vs. Pirates

PHILADELPHIA — Phillies interim manager Rob Thomson said Thursday that Bryce Harper will be activated Friday after missing two months with a broken left thumb.

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Phillies nearly blow the save, until Jean Segura, Bryson Stott and Nick Maton save the day in 7-6 victory

PHILADELPHIA —The Phillies seemed like they were headed for a deflating loss — at the hands of yet another blown save — until rookie Bryson Stott stepped up to the plate. With Jean Segura on first base and no outs, Stott saw two pitches, then promptly launched the third —…

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Marcus Hayes: 10 reasons to keep faith in the Phillies, who are primed for a late-summer run

The Phillies have lots of reasons to worry.

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Syndergaard, Castellanos lead Phillies to 4-1 win over Reds

PHILADELPHIA — After a 4-hour, 26-minute marathon against the New York Mets on Sunday night, which the Phillies lost in soul-crushing manner in the ninth inning, they needed an unexciting game. And they got one on Monday night, in a 4-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds at Citizens Bank Park.

Tribune News Service

Mets come from behind in 9th to topple Phillies, 10-9

PHILADELPHIA — On April 11 at Citizens Bank Park, Phillies’ third baseman Alec Bohm was famously caught on camera telling one of his teammates, “I f---ing hate this place.”

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Edmundo Sosa leads Phillies’ revived offense to 4-3 victory over Reds

CINCINNATI — A few hours before the start of every series, the Phillies hold scouting meetings. The pitchers go over how to attack opposing hitters; the hitters review opposing pitchers. It’s a good time to bring up new topics or raise concerns.

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Phillies persist in extra innings to beat Mets and Max Scherzer to open a key series at Citi Field

The Phillies and Mets stayed tied, 1-1, from the second inning until the 10th inning, but it was a sac fly that won it for the Phillies, 2-1, in the end. With rookie shortstop Bryson Stott, the automatic runner, at third, Alec Bohm hit a fly ball to right fielder…

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Phillies, led by J.T. Realmuto, power through rain delays and Marlins in 4-1 win

PHILADELPHIA — Bryce Harper broke his left thumb in the fourth inning of a June 25 game in San Diego.

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Marlins’ Joey Wendle, Bryan De La Cruz hilariously collided trying to catch a ball in outfield blunder

Well, this is embarrassing.

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