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D-backs-Phillies 2023 NLCS position-by-position breakdown
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Braves rally for 5-4 win over Phillies on d'Arnaud, Riley homers
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Nick Castellanos highlight catches surprising and saving Phillies - Sports Illustrated
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Phillies Game 5 pitcher Zack Wheeler would like more leeway for starters
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Phillies blank Braves 3-0 to win Game 1 of the NLDS
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MLB playoffs: Another Phillies World Series berth is two wins away
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Phillies close out 2023 with rout of Mets
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McCaffery: Through many challenges, postseason-bound Phillies never flinched
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The Phillies fall two games below .500 with a loss after they thought they'd tied the game