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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 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.

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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…

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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…

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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.

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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…

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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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David Murphy: Reasons to believe in a Phillies Game 4 clinch: Bryce Harper, home cooking, history and more

PHILADELPHIA — They need to get it done in Game 4. That’s all there is to say. The Phillies have some room to breathe. They’d be wise not to use it.

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Marcus Hayes: Aaron Nola and Rhys Hoskins return Red October to the Phillies with magical performances

PHILADELPHIA — They’d been through the worst of it. Through the rebuild, and the losing, and the failed prospects and the empty seats and the last four managers and the dead Octobers.

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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…

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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.

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David Murphy: Defense? Situational hitting? The Phillies’ best self has arrived at the right time.

ATLANTA — They haven’t gotten hot yet.

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Surprise! The Phillies Can Do No Wrong

The team known for its bad bullpen and bad defense is playing mistake-free baseball. How long can this continue?

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Marcus Hayes: Phillies steal a win from Braves in NLDS with aces Zack Wheeler, Aaron Nola on deck. Ya gotta believe.

ATLANTA — The Phillies slid into the playoffs like mice into a hole, but now that they’re there, they’re roaring like lions.

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Mark Bradley: The Braves lose Game 1. Time to fret? Nope.

ATLANTA — Apologies in advance. As a professional pundit, it’s sometimes my duty to step to the microphone and – after saying, “Can you hear me OK?” – proclaim the crushingly obvious. So, without further ado …

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Phillies reliever David Robertson off NLDS roster after celebration injury

ATLANTA — David Robertson jumped for joy after Bryce Harper’s home run gave the Phillies an early lead in Game 2 of the National League wild-card series Saturday night in St. Louis.

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Phillies’ Robertson Out With Injury From Celebration

The reliever jumped up and down celebrating Bryce Harper’s home run in Game 2 vs. the Cardinals.

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SI:AM | Another Day Jam-Packed With Playoff Baseball

After the wild-card appetizer, the ALDS and NLDS get started on Tuesday.

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Braves-Phillies Preview: Three Things That Will Decide the NLDS

Atlanta might be better than it was when it won the World Series last year, but that doesn’t mean Philadelphia is done.

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David Murphy: Phillies face long odds in NLDS, but four key stats show how they can beat the Braves

ATLANTA — The Braves are not the Cardinals. If the uniforms didn’t give it away, just look at the matchups. There’s a reason the Phillies will enter Game 1 of the National League Division Series as heavy underdogs to reach their first National League Championship Series since that brutal loss…

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‘We are not losing this game’: How Bryce Harper’s mantra is setting a tone for the Phillies

ST. LOUIS — As Bryce Harper walked into the Phillies’ clubhouse at Busch Stadium on Saturday, he spotted Rhys Hoskins.

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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…

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Pujols, Molina Get Hits in Final At-Bats to End Careers in Cardinals Loss

The two iconic hitters ended their careers on nice individual notes despite St. Louis’s season-ending loss.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Benjamin Hochman: A look at who the Cardinals should use vs. Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper

The last time Bryce Harper faced the Cardinals in the playoffs, he couldn’t legally drink Champagne.

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