Harper powers Phillies; Astros sweep Yankees
The matchup for the 118th World Series is set. With their League Championship Series victories Sunday, the Astros and Phillies will face off in the Fall Classic, which opens Friday at Minute Maid Park. For Philadelphia, this is unfamiliar territory -- the Phils haven't played in the World Series in 13 years. For the Astros, the territory is very familiar.
The Phillies won a thriller, 4-3, over the Padres in Game 5 of the NLCS thanks to a dramatic eighth-inning homer by series MVP Bryce Harper at Citizens Bank Park. A few hours later, the Astros polished off a sweep of the Yankees with a 6-5 win in the Bronx to reach the World Series for the fourth time in the last six years.
Here are seven key storylines as we look ahead to World Series Game 1. |
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Aaron Judge might be the top free agent available after his record-breaking 62-homer season, but where is he most likely to end up? Here is a look at five teams that could be good fits for the slugger. |
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Bryce Harper's go-ahead home run in NLCS Game 5 sent Phillies fans into a frenzy and will be seen in highlight reels for years to come. Here are multiple views and calls of the monumental long ball. |
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Padres right-hander Yu Darvish was minding his own business on the mound when he was hit in the chest by a baseball ... thrown by catcher Austin Nola. |
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| With five home runs and a .419 batting average, Bryce Harper is putting together one of the top postseasons ever. Here are some of the most dominant Octobers in baseball history. |
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The Astros improved to 7-0 in these playoffs by completing a four-game sweep of the Yankees in the ALCS. That gives them one of the longest winning streaks to begin a postseason in AL/NL history. |
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Tune in to MLB Network throughout the week for complete coverage leading into Friday's World Series Game 1 between the Phillies and Astros. |
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| Who are the five Phillies players to hit five or more home runs in one postseason? |
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