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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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Astros no-hit Phillies in 5-0 victory to even the World Series at 2 games apiece

PHILADELPHIA — As Cristian Javier walked off the mound for the final time Wednesday night, he kissed his hand and looked skyward. In that moment, with the Houston Astros right-hander in complete control of Game 4 of the World Series, it was difficult to say which of his feats was…

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Phillies have a blast against Astros’ Lance McCullers in World Series Game 3 victory

Rhys Hoskins, Bryce Harper, Alec Bohm, Brandon Marsh and Kyle Schwarber homered in the first five innings, 1,950 feet of long balls that powered Philadelphia to a 7-0 victory and a 2-1 Series lead.

Chicago Sun-Times

The Astros losing a World Series game because their pitcher might have been tipping pitches is absolutely hilarious

The Astros would deserve this.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Did Lance McCullers Jr. tip his pitches in disastrous World Series start? So many videos broke it down

Was McCullers tipping his pitches?

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How the Phillies Figured Out Lance McCullers Jr.

The Astros’ Game 3 starter wasn’t tipping pitches in his disastrous outing against the Phillies. They’d just realized how he wanted to pitch them.

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World Series: Philadelphia Phillies hit five home runs in 7-0 win over Houston Astros

Houston’s offence was kept silent in game three of the best-of-seven Fall Classic.

The Independent UK

Phillies bash five homers to rout Astros, 7-0, and take 2-1 lead in the World Series

PHILADELPHIA — As Bryce Harper jogged the final 45 feet of a home-run trot in the first inning Tuesday night, he looked directly into a Fox television camera that followed him up the third-base line.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Harper, Phillies tie World Series mark with 5 HR, top Astros

Bryce Harper and Alec Bohm helped the Philadelphia Phillies hit a World Series record-tying five home runs in a 7-0 win over the Houston Astros in Game 3 of the World Series

The Independent UK

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?

USA Today Sports Media Group

Astros defeat Phillies to pull level in World Series

Washington (AFP) - Houston starting pitcher Framber Valdez struck out nine over 6 1/3 innings on Saturday, sparking the Astros over Philadelphia 5-2 to pull level in the World Series.

AFP

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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Phillies edge Padres to lead MLB playoff series

New York (AFP) - Kyle Schwarber belted another home run as the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the San Diego Padres 4-2 to take a 2-1 lead in their Major League Baseball playoff series on Friday.

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.

Sports Illustrated

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…

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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…

AFP

Phillies edge Braves in MLB playoff series opener

New York (AFP) - Nick Castellanos drove in three runs and made a key catch late as the Philadelphia Phillies edged Atlanta 7-6 on Tuesday in a Major League Baseball playoff series opener.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

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…

Sports Illustrated

The Ninth Inning From Hell

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

The Philadelphia Inquirer

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…

Sports Illustrated

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.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

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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