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Bryce Harper’s Dramatic Home Run Launches Phillies Into World Series

Trailing by a run in the bottom of the eighth inning, Harper came through in the clutch.

Sports Illustrated

The Death of Do-or-Die Playoff Games

These are the games that give baseball the one thing it seems to lack when compared to other sports: appointment viewing.

Sports Illustrated

Bryce Harper Is Keeping His Promise to the Team of Destiny Phillies

Just four years into his 13-year contract, his dramatic home run Sunday brought a pennant back to Philadelphia. Next up: the Astros or the Yankees.

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Phillies come back twice to take commanding 3-1 lead over Padres in NLCS

PHILADELPHIA — Elation. Disaster.

Tribune News Service

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 Dave Dombrowski turned the Phillies’ stalled rebuild into World Series contention

By the middle of December in 2020, the Phillies were 5½ years into a stagnating rebuild. They had put a cart filled with high-salaried free agents ahead of the twin horses of drafting and development, and the whole endeavor stalled.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Juan Soto Issued a Warning Shot. The Phillies Better Beware.

He hasn’t quite found his groove with the Padres. That’s about to change.

Sports Illustrated

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Another comeback carries Padres past Phillies; NLCS tied at a game apiece

SAN DIEGO — It was always about the payoff in the playoffs.

Tribune News Service

Do the Four LCS Teams Tell Us Anything About the State of Baseball?

The National League Championship Series began last night, with the No. 6 Phillies beating the fifth-seeded Padres in San Diego. The American League Division Series starts tonight in Houston, with the top-seeded Astros hosting the No. 2 Yankees. The contrast between the two championship series ...

Sports Illustrated

Schwarber Says Teammates ‘Looked at Him Weird’ After 488-Foot HR

The Phillies star didn’t recount the moment in much detail when he was asked about his record postseason homer.

Sports Illustrated

LeBron James and the Lakers are going to be a total waste of time this season

The Lakers are gonna be a big yikes this year.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Marcus Hayes: Phillies’ money players Bryce Harper, Zack Wheeler, and Kyle Schwarber win Game 1 of the NLCS

SAN DIEGO — In the past three years, John Middleton committed more than half a billion dollars to three players. He got his money’s worth Tuesday night.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Padres held to one hit, lose Game 1 of NLCS to Phillies

SAN DIEGO — It was history simply by taking place.

Tribune News Service

Kyle Schwarber Crushes Hardest-Hit Postseason HR on Record

Oh, he got all of that one.

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Bryce Harper’s astonished reaction to Kyle Schwarber’s towering 488-foot HR was Phillies fans everywhere

Us too, Bryce Harper!

Sports Illustrated

Guardians and Yankees Ready for Rain-Free, Do-Or-Die Game 5

Well, nothing happened last night. The Yankees and Guardians were supposed to play Game 5 of the ALDS at Yankee Stadium. The gates opened at 5 p.m. ET for a 7:07 start time. At 6:20, the Yankees announced that the game would be delayed, and that they would “provide updates…

Sports Illustrated

NL Championship Series Predictions: Expert Picks for Padres-Phillies

Which team will advance from the National League to compete in the World Series? Our MLB writers make their picks.

Sports Illustrated

The NLCS Comes Down to Bryce Harper and Manny Machado

The two superstars have been on parallel tracks for years. Now, they face off with a World Series appearance on the line

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The Philadelphia Inquirer

The Phillies’ Rob Thomson is ‘special.’ Just ask Derek Jeter.

Rob Thomson, champagne bottle in his right hand, stood Saturday night in the center of the Phillies clubhouse as his players circled around him. The team was seven games below .500 when Thomson stepped in as manager, yet here it was in October standing just four wins from the World…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

NL Championship Series: Five subplots to Phillies vs. Padres

Seventeen days ago, the Phillies got swept out of Chicago a few hours before the San Diego Padres lost for the fourth time in seven games. And in that moment, it was difficult to tell which team looked less like it actually wanted to make the playoffs.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

David Murphy: The Phillies didn’t just clinch an NLCS berth. They recaptured a city.

PHILADELPHIA — All around you was a scene so familiar that it somehow felt new. The names on the jerseys, the uniform numbers, the family members who squirmed in their arms and clutched at their knees — all of it looked different than the last time around. All of it…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

As he turns 30, Phillies’ Bryce Harper finally gets his wish — to play past his birthday

PHILADELPHIA — After the hugs and the high-fives, the handshakes and the pats on the back, the Phillies pulled on gray T-shirts with ‘NLCS’ printed across the chest and gathered in front of the mound for a team photo. It was shortly before 6 p.m. Saturday, and the party was…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Marcus Hayes: 'Can you believe this? It’s magical!' Phillies owner John Middleton rejoices in the return of Red October.

PHILADELPHIA — Playoffs are always magical.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Phillies close out Braves with 8-3 victory to advance to first NLCS since 2010

PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies’ Brandon Marsh stepped up to the plate in the second inning with runners on first and third and one out on Saturday in Game 4 of the National League Division Series against the Braves. He had yet to record a hit in the series, but found…

Sports Illustrated

The Cathartic Spike of the Phillies’ Big Night

Fittingly, Aaron Nola and Rhys Hoskins were the brightest stars when playoff baseball returned to Philadelphia.

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