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In a dozen innings, Phillies pull off 7-6 win over Padres on Kyle Schwarber sacrifice fly

PHILADELPHIA — The pivotal moments of Sunday’s 7-6 Phillies win over the Padres came down to defense. In the 11th, with a runner on third, Trea Turner made a leaping grab to rob Gary Sanchez of the go-ahead hit. Later in the same inning, Sanchez made a fantastic defensive play…

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Bryce Harper breaks homer drought, Kyle Schwarber goes deep twice in Phillies’ doubleheader sweep of the Padres

PHILADELPHIA — Bryce Harper circled the bases, nice and slowly for a change.

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Rays have no answers against Phillies, drop fourth straight game

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Phillies had all the answers Wednesday night, and now the Rays have a season-high losing streak. Philadelphia rallied three times to come back and beat Tampa Bay 8-4 in front of 18,208 at Tropicana Field.

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Aaron Nola outduels buddy Zach Eflin to lead Phillies to 3-1 win over Rays

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A few days ago, Aaron Nola took stock of starting pitching that has carried the Phillies back into wild-card contention over the last month.

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Phillies fall flat after dominant win, losing to Nationals 5-4

PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies followed a triumphant 19-4 win with a demoralizing 5-4 loss on Sunday afternoon. Ranger Suárez didn’t look like himself, but more glaring was the offense. After a 19-run win the day before, the Phillies went 1-for-8 with runners in scoring position on Sunday and hit into…

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Las Vegas native Bryce Harper says A’s shouldn’t abandon Oakland

Bryce Harper and the Phillies are coming to Oakland this weekend. By the time they visit the A’s next year, though, the games might be in Las Vegas, Harper’s hometown.

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Las Vegas Native Bryce Harper Rips Athletics’ Proposed Move to Nevada

The Phillies star was not fond of the ownership team of the Athletics moving the franchise to Las Vegas.

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Phillies nearly waste excellent Ranger Suárez outing but beat Diamondbacks in 10 innings

PHOENIX — It’s ironic — and cruel — that just as the Phillies' starting pitching is beginning to settle in, their bullpen is doing the opposite. But it is their reality right now. Since June 1, the Phillies bullpen has pitched to a 5.27 ERA. Over that span, their starters…

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Marcus Hayes: Trea Turner, Alec Bohm, Craig Kimbrel deliver a ‘huge win’ for Phillies as division matchups loom

PHILADELPHIA — Trailing by two runs with two out in the ninth, Kyle Schwarber and Garrett Stubbs leaned on the dugout railing and mused.

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Zack Wheeler’s slip in form in fourth inning contributes to loss against Diamondbacks, 6-3

PHILADELPHIA — With two mighty swings Monday night, the Phillies chopped an early deficit to one run. Now, what they needed more than almost anything, was a shutdown inning from ace Zack Wheeler.

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Taijuan Walker gets back on track, while Bryson Stott delivers pinch-homer in 2-1 win over Cubs

PHILADELPHIA — Taijuan Walker stood on the top step of the dugout and waited. He had put a runner on first base with one out in the sixth inning of a scoreless game Sunday, and Domínguez bailed him out.

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Schwarber and Nola lead the way as Phillies bounce back to slam Cubs, 12-3

PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies needed this.

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Can AI pitching technology help Bryce Harper return to the Phillies even sooner?

PHILADELPHIA — Bryce Harper stood on the grass in foul territory, 60 feet up the first-base line from his target, and stepped into his first throw since last summer.

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Bryson Stott starts nine-run first inning, as Phillies leave Cincinnati with 14-3 blowout of Reds

CINCINNATI — For 44 minutes Sunday, before the finale of another series that didn’t go as planned, the Phillies idled in a rain delay. How fitting. Because extra time to stew over the previous day’s 13-run humiliation never hurt anyone.

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Baserunning issues crop up again as Reds rout Phillies, 13-0

CINCINNATI — They surrounded Matt Strahm on the mound in the third inning Saturday. The entire Phillies infield was there. Manager Rob Thomson, too, as assistant athletic trainer Joe Rauch examined the pitcher’s finger.

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Taijuan Walker turns in quality start as Phillies beat Reds, snap skid

CINCINNATI — Taijuan Walker finished with a flourish.

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Phillies mistakes pile up in loss; Luis Arraez hits for the cycle to make Marlins history

PHILADELPHIA — Twenty-four hours after the Phillies scored 15 runs and banged out 20 hits against reigning Cy Young Award winner Sandy Alcantara, fans threw $1 hot dogs onto the field.

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Phillies flatten the Marlins in 15-3 win, as Alec Bohm leads the way with six RBIs

PHILADELPHIA — In the context of a 162-game season that runs from the final week of March through the first week of October, a six-game stretch in the middle of August is akin to a needle in a haystack.

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Ninth-inning rally fuels 3-2 Phillies win over Reds and revives a packed Citizens Bank Park

PHILADELPHIA —There were times, last season when it felt like the crowd was willing the Phillies to win.

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Phillies fall to Rangers again despite Bailey Falter’s pitching effort

ARLINGTON, Texas — In his first start of the season, it was not Aaron Nola, nor Zack Wheeler, who gave the Phillies the best chance to win a game against the Texas Rangers. It was Bailey Falter, a pitcher who was battling for a spot on the 26-man roster just…

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How Bryce Harper planted the flag in Philly and got his friends to follow: ‘Cool to see guys picking the Phillies again’

PHILADELPHIA — John Middleton wanted to be the one to tell Bryce Harper. So, shortly after lunchtime in Philadelphia on the first Monday in December, once Trea Turner had accepted the Phillies’ $300 million offer, the owner reached for his phone and called the star slugger at home in Las…

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David Murphy: Three thoughts on three big Phillies spring training questions (beyond Andrew Painter)

Let’s not kid ourselves. The biggest story of Phillies spring training is the 19-year-old who could end up in the starting rotation when the season opens March 30. But, then, you knew that. So, let’s give Andrew Painter a break and take a look at the three other plot lines…

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David Murphy: Phillies have raised their floor in free agency. Their ceiling will depend on three familiar faces.

PHILADELPHIA — A lot of scouting directors will roll their eyes when you talk about Top 100 prospects. There’s a good reason for that. Back when Baseball America first popularized the genre, an organization could mostly take pride whenever one of its minor league hopefuls earned national accolades. It was…

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Trea Turner and the Phillies Are a Perfect Match

Philadelphia signed one of MLB’s most electric players and underscored its commitment to winning, no matter the cost.

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David Murphy: Bryce Harper’s comments are just one reason to think the Phillies will go big in free agency

PHILADELPHIA — The offseason was less than an hour old when the annual lobbying campaign began. Somebody asked Bryce Harper if he wanted to send a message to the fans about the Phillies’ determination to repeat as National League champs. Instead, he responded with a message that seemed intended for…

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