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Phillies’ playoff push: Biggest questions, X factor and what to expect from Bryce Harper

Pardon the skepticism, but well, the Phillies have been here before.

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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.

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Michael Cunningham: As Braves chase Mets, Phillies creep up from behind

I never wavered in my belief that the Braves would figure things out even as they stumbled through the season’s first two months. They would get sorted out and make the postseason one way or another. I’ll end up being right about that. But it turns out I was wrong…

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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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Kyle Gibson flirts with perfect game and the Phillies hit five homers in 7-2 win over Nationals

PHILADELPHIA — Kyle Gibson stepped on the mound Friday night at Citizens Bank Park, nine days since his last outing, one day after coming off the bereavement list, and delivered one of the best starts of his 10-year career in the Phillies’ 7-2 wiin over the Washington Nationals.

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Nick Castellanos ends homer drought at right time to help Phillies split series with Braves

ATLANTA — Nick Castellanos raised his right arm as he rounded first base. After touching second, he clapped his hands together. By the time he got to third, his teammates were waving towels and hanging over the dugout railing.

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Ranger Suárez keeps his cool and keeps Pirates in check as Phillies win again in extra innings

PITTSBURGH — A few hours before the Phillies' 2-1, 10-inning win over the Pirates on Saturday night, Ranger Suárez played a game of Uno with reliever Seranthony Domínguez and first-base coach Paco Figueroa. Music was blasting in the clubhouse, and Suárez was shuffling the cards and shaking his shoulders to…

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Rob Thomson’s patience pays off as Phillies take series against Braves with 7-2 win

PHILADELPHIA — Rob Thomson has managed the Phillies on an interim basis for 55 days, not nearly long enough to establish a distinctive style of helmsmanship. If anything, the longtime coach and first-time skipper has projected consistency, calm, and a steady hand.

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Phillies’ Nick Castellanos snapped at a reporter’s ‘stupid question’ and fans did not hold back

Nick Castellanos got testy at a reporter's "stupid question" after the Phillies' Saturday loss.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Nick Castellanos, Reporter Involved in Tense Exchange

The Philadelphia outfielder was booed at home after another tough night at the plate.

Sports Illustrated

Phillies waste solid Zack Wheeler outing in 10th-inning collapse against Cubs

PHILADELPHIA — When the Phillies swept the Marlins in Miami just before the All-Star break, they were playing pristine baseball. They committed no errors during that series. In their first game, they gutted out a 2-1 win despite an uncharacteristically shaky performance from closer Seranthony Domínguez. That didn’t feel like…

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Cubs open second half with 15-2 win against Phillies

Reminders of the approaching trade deadline didn’t seem to weigh on the Cubs on Friday at Citizens Bank Park.

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Phillies fight past Marlins ace Sandy Alcántara in 2-1 victory

MIAMI — Marlins starter Sandy Alcántara has been nearly unhittable this season, and in the first few innings of Friday’s game, it seemed as if he might throw a no-hitter or even a perfect game. The Phillies didn’t reach base until the top of the fifth inning, when J.T. Realmuto…

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Marcus Hayes: Underappreciated ace Zack Wheeler: Best starter in baseball? Most important Phillies player?

The Phillies faced their biggest game in recent memory Sunday night. The visiting Cardinals sat just ahead of them in the playoff race, and they’d split the first two games of the weekend series.

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Phillies move closer to a playoff spot with 4-0 win over Cardinals

It was July 3, too soon by any reasonable measure for scoreboard watching. But it was also Sunday Night Baseball, the last game of the day, so the opportunity facing the Phillies was hard to miss.

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Phillies’ bats come alive against Braves to close out June on a high note

PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies offense looked lifeless on Wednesday night. They drove in only one run and four hits. On Thursday, they woke up, put on their powder blues, and decided to score a season-high 14 runs in a 14-4 win over the Atlanta Braves.

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Phillies punchless in 4-1 loss to the Braves

PHILADELPHIA — Nights like Wednesday — when the Phillies’ offense looked punchless in a 4-1 loss to Atlanta — could make the next six to eight weeks feel like six to eight months.

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Bullpen deflates Phillies in 5-3 loss to Braves

PHILADELPHIA — It stands to reason, with Bryce Harper scheduled for thumb surgery Wednesday, that a popular talking point is whether the Phillies will be able to make a trade to boost the offense in the MVP’s absence.

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Phillies put it all together in 8-5 win over Padres, even without Harper

SAN DIEGO — Winning the day after your best player was placed on the 10-day injured list was never going to be easy, but the Phillies pulled it off of Sunday, with a 8-5 victory over the San Diego Padres. Everything seemed to click, with the exception of a poor…

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Offense struggles again in 4-2 loss as Phillies get swept by Rangers; lose third straight

The Phillies had nine opportunities to score with runners in scoring position on Tuesday night, and failed to capitalize on any of them. On Wednesday afternoon, in their 4-2 loss to the Texas Rangers, they avoided a shutout, but only managed five hits and two walks. They only had three…

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Without Bryce Harper, Phillies bats go quiet in 7-0 loss to Rangers

ARLINGTON, Texas — The Rangers’ first at-bat with runners in scoring position didn’t come until the bottom of the sixth inning. Marcus Semien hit a double off of Kyle Gibson to get on base, and Corey Seager stepped up to the plate and roped the first pitch he saw, a…

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Phillies hold off Nationals, 5-3, for third straight win

WASHINGTON — Two outs into the seventh inning of the opener of a doubleheader Friday, César Hernández surprised the Phillies by bunting for a hit.

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