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The Philadelphia Phillies moved just one game from another World Series with a 6-1 win in Game 5 against the Arizona Diamondbacks on a night that Kyle Schwarber made postseason history.
All six USA TODAY Sports MLB writers and editors picked the Phillies to defeat the Mets in the NLDS, with three predicting that the Phillies will go on to win their first World Series since 2008.
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The game went 1–0 for most of the game until the top of the eighth when the Mets tied the game at 1–1 with Mark Vientos hitting an RBI single off Jeff Hoffman to score Harrison Bader. The Mets then took the lead at 2–1 when Brandon Nimmo hit an RBI single off Matt Strahm to score Francisco Lindor .
He eventually got his first win of 2009 after Jimmy Rollins hit a game-winning double to give the Phillies a 5–4 victory. Entering the 2009 World Series, Lidge and the New York Yankees' Mariano Rivera were the only closers who had not blown a save during the 2009 postseason. In Game 4 which would be Lidge's only appearance in that World ...
Just like that, the Phillies are alive and well, and headed to New York to play Game 3 of the NLCS at Citi Field. Phillies players celebrate their walk-off win in Game 2. The Mets, meanwhile, are ...
To date, this is the most recent season the Phillies won the World Series. The Phillies opened the season by posting their first winning April since 2003. They also scored 60 runs over 5 games in late May in a sweep over the Colorado Rockies and accrued a 14–4 record over 18 games entering the month of June.
The Astros survived multiple late Phillies rallies. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us