Justin Verlander’s World Series struggles continued as the Astros blew a 5-0 lead, losing Game 1 in extra innings to the Phillies.
Author: Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY
‘Game is better the more diverse it is’: Tony Clark addresses MLB World Series’ lack of Black players
Black players represented only 6.8% of the opening-day rosters this year, with 11 of the 30 teams having no more than one Black player.
With no Black players in World Series, Astros manager Dusty Baker is ‘ashamed of the game’
Baker, 73, would become the oldest manager to ever win the World Series if his Astros can beat the Phillies.
Bryce Harper’s stunning homer sends Phillies to first World Series since 2009, NLCS win over Padres
The reigning NL MVP hit a go-ahead home run in the bottom of the eighth inning to give the Phillies a 4-3 win over the Padres
Phillies ‘built for October’ as Bryce Harper, big bats deliver on promise in NLCS vs. Padres
Philadelphia’s win on Saturday gave them a 3-1 lead in the NLCS and can clinch their first World Series berth since 2009 with a win Sunday.
Phillies bash Padres in wild Game 4 to move to brink of World Series
Philadelphia hit four home runs in the win, overcoming a 4-0 deficit before they even came to bat against San Diego.
‘Let’s go’: Phillies 2B Jean Segura gets redemption after biblical Game 3 of NLCS vs. Padres
No one symbolized their night of craziness more than Phillies 2B Jean Segura, who is playing in his first postseason in his 11-year career.
Jean Segura’s clutch hit lifts Phillies over Padres in pivotal NLCS Game 3
Kyle Schwarber hit a leadoff homer in the first inning and Jean Segura’s two-run single led the Phillies over the Padres in Game 3.
‘Difficult to watch’: Nola parents watch Austin best younger brother Aaron in Padres’ NLCS Game 2 win
Austin Nola, with one swing of the bat off his brother Aaron, led San Diego to an 8-5 victory over Philadelphia with his family in the stands.
San Diego Padres win NLCS Game 2 to even up series vs. Philadelphia Phillies
The San Diego Padres stunned the Philadelphia Phillies in NLCS Game 2, scoring eight unanswered runs in a victory that evened up the playoff series.