Bryce Harper

Harper's two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning erased a one-run deficit and put Philadelphia back in the Fall Classic for the first time since ...

When the left-hander Ranger Suárez closed out the final two outs of the ninth inning, the Phillies were going to the World Series. There appeared to be a brief opening when Jake Cronenworth’s leadoff single in the seventh drove Wheeler from the game. Harper reached out and belted it the opposite way, over the left-field wall, and all of Philadelphia seemed to erupt. Hoskins, who crushed his third two-run homer in two games in the third inning. And the right-hander Wheeler, who again kept the Padres in check. It was a 96-mile-per-hour fastball from Wheeler, and the left-handed-hitting Soto drove it 439 feet over the center-field fence. to earn a playoff spot this season, celebrated in the late afternoon chill. PHILADELPHIA — The wind swept in, the skies went dark and the afternoon turned soggy, but nothing was going to stand in the way of the party. Of course, that is about to be sternly tested when the World Series begins. They will play either the Houston Astros or the Yankees in the 118th World Series, which is scheduled to begin on Friday. I think it’s the first home run he’s given up to a lefty all year.” You just kind of expect it when he goes to the plate.”

In the bottom of the eighth inning, Bryce Harper launched a two-run home run that would prove to the difference in the Philadelphia Phillies' 4-3 victory ...

The Phillies signed Harper to an enormous 13-year, $330 million contract in March of 2019, with the hopes of bringing a championship back to the city of Philadelphia. The Astros lead the American League Championship Series 3-1. In the top of the ninth, Phillies reliever David Robertson ran into trouble, walking Brandon Drury and Ha-Seong Kim. Realmuto got the Phillies started with a single off Padres reliever Robert Suarez, setting the stage for Harper. Thomson brought in starting pitcher Ranger Suarez for a rare relief appearance. With the Philadelphia Phillies trailing the San Diego Padres 3-2 in the bottom of the eighth inning at Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia Phillies designated hitter Bryce Harper blasted a two-run home run that would send the Phillies back to the World Series for the first time since 2009.

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.

The Phillies, who clinged to a 2-1 lead, watched it disappear in the seventh inning when reliever Seranthony Dominguez self-destructed. And as soon as you step on the field, really in batting practice, you can just kind of feel the electricity building.’’ It was one of just four hits Padres ace Yu Darvish surrendered, but the damage was done. Realmuto led off the eighth inning with a single to left field off reliever Robert Suarez. Said shortstop Bryson Stott, Harper's closest friend on the team: “He lives for this. Like, yeah, just the whole scene.

The San Diego Padres tried to ruin the party in Philadelphia in Game 5, coming from behind to lead 3-2 heading to the bottom of the eighth.

Thomson is just the third manager in baseball history to take over in the middle of a season and win the pennant. The Padres season was on the line and he delivered. This was the first time he went deep in back-to-back games since clubbing homers in both ends of a doubleheader for the Nationals on July 13. He threw a wild pitch that advanced the runner to second and then gave up a Josh Bell double that tied the game. The party was on in Philly after the Hoskins homer, but Juan Soto hit a solo shot to make the Phillies sweat in the top of the fourth. He hadn't yet thrown one in the playoffs in his 6 2/3 innings of work. Later in Game 4, he hit a two-run homer to tie the game. He hit a two-run shot in the first inning of Game 4 of the NLCS Saturday night, carving into the Padres' early lead. It got the Padres on the board and forced the Phillies to operate with just a one-run lead and no cushion or margin for error. He now has eight hits in the playoffs and five of them have been home runs. He homered in his first at-bat of Game 2 and it was, as they say, on. The San Diego Padres tried to ruin the party in Philadelphia in Game 5, coming from behind to lead heading to the bottom of the eighth.

Bryce Harper signed a 13-year, $330 million contract with the Phillies back in 2019 for the opportunity at a moment that came to fruition on Sunday.

San Diego took the lead in the top of the seventh on an RBI double by Josh Bell to tie it, with the go-ahead run scoring on a wild pitch by Seranthony Domínguez. That set up Harper’s heroics, though San Diego had two runners reach base in the top of the ninth on back-to-back walks by Robertson. When [he got his chance, he did not waste it](https://www.si.com/mlb/2022/10/23/bryce-harper-phillies-team-of-destiny). The Phillies took a 2–0 lead in the third inning on a two-run homer by Rhys Hoskins. [Philadelphia Phillies](https://www.si.com/mlb/team/philadelphia-phillies) coverage, go to [Inside The Phillies](http://InsideThePhillies.com?utm_source=recommendations&utm_medium=in-article&utm_campaign=end-of-story). [Bryce Harper Is Keeping His Promise to the Team of Destiny Phillies](https://www.si.com/mlb/2022/10/23/bryce-harper-phillies-team-of-destiny?utm_source=recommendations&utm_medium=in-article&utm_campaign=end-of-story) [The Padres’ Goose Is Almost Cooked as Chaos Strikes the NLCS](https://www.si.com/mlb/2022/10/23/padres-goose-cooked-phillies-chaos?utm_source=recommendations&utm_medium=in-article&utm_campaign=end-of-story) [The Death of Do-or-Die Playoff Games](https://www.si.com/mlb/2022/10/23/do-or-die-playoff-games-five-tool-newsletter?utm_source=recommendations&utm_medium=in-article&utm_campaign=end-of-story)

On Sunday, the dream became reality when Harper belted a go-ahead two-run home run in the seventh inning of a rain-soaked NLCS Game 5 to topple the San Diego ...

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