(Philadelphia) Bryce Harper hit his fifth playoff home run, a two-run hit in the eighth inning, on Sunday and helped the Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Diego Padres 4-3 to advance to the World Series for the first time since 2009
Rhys Hoskins also hit a two-run long ball to help the Phillies win the National League title; they will try to win their first World Series since 2008.
Harper scored his biggest slap in four years with the Phillies on Sunday.
JT Realmuto opened the innings with a single reliever Robert Suarez and Harper then sent the ball to Citizens Bank Park in left field. The sold-out crowd of 45,485 fans immediately went frantic.
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Harper, a southpaw, hit a right-handed pitcher – southpaw Josh Hader was warming up in the Padres’ bullpen but couldn’t get in.
“I hit the ball, looked on the bench and thought it was for all these players,” said Harper. For the entire team. For the entire organization. »
PHOTO MATT SLOCUM, ASSOCIATED PRESS Philadelphia Phillies, National League Champion
Phillies reliever David Robertson withdrew after allowing two walks in the ninth inning. Ranger Suárez, in his first game of the season as an appeaser, retired Trent Grisham in a bunt, then Austin Nola – the brother of Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola – in a flying ball to end the game.
Harper, Hoskins and company will be looking for a more unlikely World Series title.
The World Series kicks off Friday night at the home of American League champions, the Houston Astros.
Late Sunday night, the Astros eliminated the New York Yankees (4-0) by virtue of a 6-5 win in the Bronx. They will compete in the Fall Classic for the fourth time in six years, having won in 2017.
Harper, who turned 30 last week, is hitting .439 (18 hits in 41 hits), hit 6 doubles and 5 homers, drove 11 runs and crossed the plate 10 times in 11 playoff games. He hit in 10 straight games and hit bases in 11 straight games.
This guy has a knack for getting up when it matters. That’s what he’s been doing since the beginning of his career, and we’ve seen it often.
Rhys Hoskins in Bryce Harper
And the fearsome designated hitter will try to keep those offensive streaks alive when he hits his first World Series.
The Phillies finished third in the National League East with an 87-75 record, 14 fewer wins than the Atlanta Braves, who won 101 games this season. They were the last major league club to qualify for the playoffs, which consisted of 12 teams.
After sweeping the Central Division champion St. Louis Cardinals, it took the Phillies just four games to eliminate defending World Series champions Braves.
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- The Philadelphia Phillies won the World Series twice: in 1980 and 2008.
SOURCE: MLB
