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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.

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Bryce Harper and the Phillies are making bunts cool again

ATLANTA — It was just Matt Vierling’s fifth time at bat in the postseason, but it doesn’t take a degree in October Baseball to understand the importance of an extra 90 feet.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Phillies splash past National, 8-1, reduce magic number to two

WASHINGTON — As it drizzled outside Sunday morning, Phillies officials gathered in the visiting clubhouse for multiple meetings with representatives from the Washington Nationals and Major League Baseball. Everyone agreed on the objective.

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Phillies ride Matt Vierling’s 5-for-5 night to end five-game losing streak in 10 innings, 4-3

PHILADELPHIA -- A big reason — perhaps the biggest reason — why the Phillies are within reach of meaningful baseball in October is because of their depth. Unsung heroes have stepped up in the unlikeliest of moments, and it’s happened all season long. Rookie shortstop Bryson Stott, five-foot-ten backup catcher…

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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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Solid start from Sanchez and Realmuto’s bat get Phillies past Reds, 7-5

PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies could have done more damage offensively against the Reds than they did on Wednesday night, but they worked their at-bats and manufactured enough runs to secure a 7-5 win. Starter Cris Sánchez and the Phillies’ already-thin bullpen made this game more exciting than it needed to…

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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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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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Rhys Hoskins, J.T. Realmuto lead another Phillies rout of bottom-dwelling Nationals

PHILADELPHIA — Rhys Hoskins has been hot at the plate lately. Scorching, actually. Like this boiling-soup summer weather.

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Aaron Nola blanks Marlins, 4-0, as Phillies sweep series heading into All-Star break

MIAMI — Expectations weren’t terribly high for Aaron Nola this season. He was coming off of a 2021 in which he’d posted a 4.63 ERA, the second highest mark of his career. His 2018 All-Star campaign, when he went 17-6 with a 2.37 ERA and 224 strikeouts, felt like a…

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Cardinals finally score, rally to beat Phillies 4-3

ST. LOUIS — Dylan Carlson, a late scratch because of some soreness in his right knee, became well enough to pinch run for the Cardinals' Albert Pujols after the latter had singled for his third hit of the game to open the eighth inning of a tie game with Philadelphia…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Marcus Hayes: It’s time for the Phillies to bench Odúbel Herrera

The Phillies have a blind spot for Odúbel Herrera the way Daryl Morey has a blind spot for old Houston Rockets.

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Homegrown talent and the bullpen carry the Phillies in Game 1 of a key series against the Cardinals

PHILADELPHIA — Chalk one up for the Phillies’ farm system.

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Hoskins’ time to shine as his walk-off single gives Phillies a 3-2 win over Miami

PHILADELPHIA — The tying run stood on third base. A left-handed pitcher trotted in from the visiting bullpen. Nick Castellanos waited to hit.

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Phillies’ win streak snapped by Diamondbacks, 13-1

PHILADELPHIA — On Saturday, Phillies interim manager Rob Thomson said that when a team is winning, things just seem to go right. Nick Castellanos will drive in a run with a check-swing double. First-time second baseman Matt Vierling will have six ground balls hit to him, and will field them…

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Phillies win 9th straight as Thomson’s magical run continues

PHILADELPHIA — Matt Vierling hadn’t played second base in a game before. Not in high school. Not in Little League. Never. But there he was, playing second base for nine innings of a major league game Saturday.

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Bohm and newly-arrived Vierling power Phils to fifth straight win, 3-2, with 9th-inning homers off Brewers ace Hader

MILWAUKEE — Just when you thought the Phillies had run out of ninth-inning magic, or that they left Rob Thomson’s pixie dust at home, they recorded their most improbable victory of the season against the most unhittable closer in baseball.

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Phillies exorcise no-hit loss against Mets with next day 4-1 comeback win

NEW YORK — The Phillies left Citi Field hitless and humbled on Friday night. They arrived on Saturday afternoon with a different energy. J.T. Realmuto jokingly practiced throwing his fastball to Rhys Hoskins while the team took batting practice. Seranthony Domínguez and Jeurys Familia played dominoes in the clubhouse before…

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Bryce Harper’s ‘achy’ elbow is the latest reason the Phillies are thankful for the addition of the DH

With each day that Bryce Harper still feels what he describes as an “achy” sensation in his right elbow, the Phillies are ever more thankful for a change to the collective bargaining agreement that they favored all along.

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Ten years (already?) of Bryce Harper: From teen phenom to ‘I grew up watching you play’

PHILADELPHIA — Chad Tracy heard it has been almost exactly 10 years since Bryce Harper’s first major league game. So, the former Washington Nationals infielder did what people do nowadays long after they witness history.

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Aaron Nola stumbles after strong start, but Phillies hit their way to 9-5 win over A’s in opener

PHILADELPHIA — Phillies right-handed pitcher Aaron Nola, making his fifth consecutive opening-day start, looked incredibly efficient with a 6-1 lead over the Oakland Athletics through six innings on Friday. It was the seventh inning that got him, and it got him bad when Seth Brown hit a three-run home run…

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Marcus Hayes: Phillies prospects Mickey Moniak, Bryson Stott stay hot and could start on opening day

DUNEDIN, Fla. — The two biggest homers hit Sunday afternoon weren't the two that MVP Bryce Harper launched out of TD Ballpark. They came from a couple of more intriguing lefty-hitting bombers.

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Source: Phillies agree to deal to bring back Odúbel Herrera

CLEARWATER, Fla. — A year ago, the Phillies gave Odúbel Herrera a chance to be the opening day center fielder.

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Bryce Harper, Zack Wheeler Look to End Phillies’ Playoff Drought

Fantasy outlook, stats and analysis for 2022 Philadelphia Phillies hitters and pitchers.

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