BRYSON STOTT

The Philadelphia Phillies continued to struggle in the clutch in a 3-2 loss to the Houston Astros in Game 5 of the World Series.

Neither of those meaty cuts in the eighth inning — which sent balls a total of 756 feet — resulted in a much-needed homer for the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 2 of the World Series as they tried to overcome another five-run deficit. The Phillies will go home even in the World Series after their 5-2 loss to the Houston Astros on Saturday night. After some initial confusion, right field umpire James Hoye appeared to signal fair ball, and the Phillies leadoff hitter trotted around the bases. Cleanup hitter Bryce Harper grounded into an inning-ending double play on the next pitch. Phillies ace Zack Wheeler was quickly doubled up in his first World Series start.

Kyle Schwarber had big swings on consecutive pitches for the Philadelphia Phillies when they needed a comeback in Game 2 of the World Series.

Even with a 5-0 lead, Justin Verlander couldn’t get his first World Series win.

San Diego Padres pitchers Mike Clevinger and Sean Manaea had outings in Game 4 of the NL Championship Series they’d quickly like to forget.

The Philadelphia Phillies hit four home runs to beat the San Diego Padres 10-6 and take a 3-1 lead in the National League Championship Series.

Jurickson Profar lost his cool just before the San Diego Padres lost the game.

Kyle Schwarber homered and Jean Segura hit a two-run single to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 4-2 win over the San Diego Padres for a 2-1 lead in the National League Championship Series.

The Phillies scored six runs in the third inning and added three more runs in the seventh in a dominating 9-1 victory over the Braves in Game 3 of the NLDS.

Rhys Hoskins hit a three-run homer and Bryce Harper also went deep, leading the Philadelphia Phillies to a 9-1 win over the Atlanta Braves in Game 3 of their NL Division Series.

Atlanta Braves rookie Spencer Strider returned to the mound for the first time in nearly a month and was tagged by the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 3 of the NL Division Series.

Atlanta Braves third baseman Austin Riley flashed his leather in Game 2 of the NLDS against the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday night, leaving the park stunned.

Philadelphia Phillies reliever David Robertson will miss the NL Division Series after injuring his right calf jumping to celebrate Bryce Harper’s home run in their clinching wild-card victory at St. Louis.

Aaron Nola pitched four-hit ball into the seventh inning, Bryce Harper’s homer gave Philadelphia an early lead, and the Phillies held off the St. Louis Cardinals 2-0 to sweep their National League wild-card series.

The Phillies scored six times in the ninth inning off the stingy St. Louis bullpen, highlighted by a bases-loaded single by Jean Segura, and Philadelphia beat the NL Central champion Cardinals 6-3 in the opening game of their National League wild-card series.

Aaron Nola took a perfect game into the seventh inning and Kyle Schwarber homered twice as the Philadelphia Phillies clinched their first playoff berth in 11 years with a 3-0 win over the Houston Astros Monday night.

Kyle Schwarber has hit two of Philadelphia’s five homers in the first four innings to help the Phillies get a much-needed win as they try to end an 11-year playoff drought, salvaging a split of a day-night doubleheader with an 8-2 victory over the Washington Nationals in a rainy Game 2.

Bryce Harper hit a two-run single in his first at-bat after a 52-game absence due to a broken left thumb, helping the streaking Philadelphia Phillies to a 7-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Jacob deGrom struck out 10 in six dominant innings and Edwin Díaz earned his 200th career save, helping the New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 1-0.

PHILADELPHIA — (AP) — Bryson Stott homered, doubled and drove in five runs to lift the Philadelphia Phillies to a 6-4 comeback victory over the Atlanta Braves on Monday night. “It’s huge after losing three to the Cubs being able to come back today and pull that one out,” Stott said. “We’ll put this behind us and come out and win a game tomorrow,” manager Brian Snitker said. Stott then drove a full-count cutter into the seats in right field for his seventh home run, putting the Phillies ahead 6-4. “It’s a huge win altogether,” Phillies interim manager Rob Thomson said.

Bryson Stott homered, doubled and drove in five runs to lift the Philadelphia Phillies to a 6-4 comeback victory over the Atlanta Braves.

Nolan Arenado sparked a record barrage of four straight home runs by St. Louis in the first inning, then hit a tiebreaking drive in the ninth that sent the Cardinals over the Philadelphia Phillies 7-6.

Rhys Hoskins raised his arms in celebration on his game-ending RBI double in the ninth inning that led the Philadelphia Phillies over the Miami Marlins 3-2.

Pirates Braves Baseball Atlanta Braves' Ozzie Albies (1) hit a grand slam to center right center field which also scored Dansby Swanson, Austin Riley and Matt Olson in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Saturday, June 11, 2022, in Atlanta. This marks just the third time since divisional play started in 1969 that two teams began a day with winning streaks of nine games. The World Series champion Braves are on their longest winning streak since they took 14 in a row in 2013. Kyle Wright (6-3, 2.39 ERA) starts for Atlanta against José Quintana (1-3, 3.19) and the Pirates. The Padres won the opener 2-1 in 10 innings.

Pirates Braves Baseball Atlanta Braves' Ozzie Albies (1) hit a grand slam to center right center field which also scored Dansby Swanson, Austin Riley and Matt Olson in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Saturday, June 11, 2022, in Atlanta. This marks just the third time since divisional play started in 1969 that two teams began a day with winning streaks of nine games. The World Series champion Braves are on their longest winning streak since they took 14 in a row in 2013. Kyle Wright (6-3, 2.39 ERA) starts for Atlanta against José Quintana (1-3, 3.19) and the Pirates. The Padres won the opener 2-1 in 10 innings.

Ozzie Albies and the Atlanta Braves have won 10 straight going into their home game Sunday against Pittsburgh while rookie Bryson Stott and the Phillies have a nine-game winning streak as they host Arizona.

Zack Wheeler struck out eight over six sharp innings, Bryson Stott hit a two-run homer and the Philadelphia Phillies won their ninth straight game with a 4-0 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Rhys Hoskins hit a pair of solo home runs and Kyle Schwarber added a three-run shot to lead the red-hot Philadelphia Phillies to their eighth straight win.

“I wanted him to hit a home run,” said Caden Marge. He lives and dies with every pitch, every score, any team,” Joe Marge said. Joe Marge saw the tweet and reached out to the blossoming slugger with pop in his bat and power in prayer. The Marge family already had tickets -- Caden’s Little League team is the Diamondbacks and they wanted to catch the big league team up close. “We’re seeing it everywhere,” Joe Marge said.

The 8-year-old Philadelphia Phillies fan caught on TV praying for Bryson Stott in the ninth inning of a game this week got to meet his new favorite player before Friday's game.

Phillies Brewers Baseball Philadelphia Phillies' Bryce Harper is congratulated by Kyle Schwarber (12) and Bryson Stott (5) after hitting a three-run home run during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers Wednesday, June 8, 2022, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash) (Morry Gash)MILWAUKEE — (AP) — Aaron Nola pitched eight sharp innings and the surging Philadelphia Phillies hit four home runs to rout the scuffling Milwaukee Brewers 10-0 on Wednesday night. The NL Central-leading Brewers have lost a season-worst five straight. Stott and Hoskins hit two-run homers in the third off starter Adrian Houser (3-6) to stake the Phillies to a 4-0 lead. The Brewers got a runner past first base only once, when Christian Yelich singled and stole second in the sixth.

Aaron Nola pitched eight sharp innings and the surging Philadelphia Phillies hit four home runs to rout the scuffling Milwaukee Brewers 10-0.

APTOPIX Angels Phillies Baseball Philadelphia Phillies' Bryson Stott is doused by teammates after hitting a walk-off three run home run during the ninth inning of a baseball game off Los Angeles Angels' Jimmy Herget, Sunday, June 5, 2022, in Philadelphia. The three-time MVP did walk and score a run for the Angels, whose last win came on May 24. After blowing a 6-2 lead in the eighth, the Angels went ahead 7-6 in the ninth against Corey Knebel (2-4) when Matt Duffy made up for a costly fielding error at third base with a two-out RBI single. Angels manager Joe Maddon, who summoned Iglesias with one out in the eighth, brought in Jimmy Herget to face Stott. The Angels went ahead with five runs in the fourth off Kyle Gibson.

Bryson Stott hit a game-winning, three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning after Bryce Harper tied it with a grand slam in the eighth, and the Philadelphia Phillies rallied for a 9-7 victory that sent slumping Mike Trout and the Los Angeles Angels to their 11th straight defeat.

This year's figure is four percentage points above last year’s average through the first two months. The slow starts in both this season and last appeared to threaten the record low of .237 in 1968. Last year averaged 1.14 in April and 1.12 in May, with average rising to 1.22 by the end of the season. Hits per game rose from 7.62 per team per game in April to 8.29 in May. This year’s season average of 8.00 is slightly above last year’s 7.79 at through two months during a season in which the final figure was 8.13.

Angels Phillies Baseball Philadelphia Phillies' Rhys Hoskins, center, and Kyle Schwarber, left, celebrate after Schwarber's home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Friday, June 3, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) (Matt Slocum)PHILADELPHIA — (AP) — Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber each homered twice and the Philadelphia Phillies won in interim manager Rob Thomson's debut, 10-0 over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night. Thomson, a long-time bench coach under Girardi with the Yankees and Phillies, was charged with turning around the Phillies. “I got to a point where I got to the big leagues, and I’m a big league coach, big league bench coach, big league third base coach. Trout received a warm ovation in his first game in Philadelphia since 2014 and signed autographs before the game for swarms of fans.

Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber each homered twice and the Philadelphia Phillies won in interim manager Rob Thomson’s debut, 10-0 over the Los Angeles Angels.

Dansby Swanson scored the tiebreaking run in the fifth inning on an excruciating defensive sequence by the Phillies, and the Atlanta Braves beat Philadelphia 8-4.

Pete Alonso homered twice, had three hits and drove in five runs to lead the New York Mets to a 6-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies and a doubleheader split.

In just his second big league start, Greene threw 39 pitches that were 100 mph or faster, the most since pitch tracking began in 2008. According to Statcast, Greene is averaging 100 mph with his four-seam fastball so far. 3): Jarred Kelenic had a difficult debut last year, and Rodríguez, another Seattle outfield prospect, is struggling so far at the plate as well. 3 pick in the 2017 draft, Gore finally made his big league debut Friday, allowing two runs in 5 1/3 innings against Atlanta. Chicago has to be thrilled with his start — he's 10 for 25 at the plate with four home runs.

Hunter Greene has a chance to stand out in this era of triple-digit fastballs and high strikeout totals.