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    • Bryce Harper's home run powers Phillies past Padres and into World Series

    Philadelphia Phillies' Bryce Harper hits a two-run home run during the eighth inning in Game 5 of the NL Championship Series against the San Diego Padres, Oct. 23, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) Philadelphia Phillies' Bryce Harper hits a two-run home run during the eighth inning in Game 5 of the NL Championship Series against the San Diego Padres, Oct. 23, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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    Bryce Harper broke up the Phillies post-season party on the mound and directed his team to where the true revelry was about to begin for the National League champs.

    鈥淐'mon, let's go inside! Let's go!鈥 he ordered.

    With that, Harper walked toward the dugout and raised his arms in jubilation to the soundtrack of Phillies fans screaming 鈥淢V3! MV3! " The Phillies scrambled inside for the Broad Street Bubbly that awaited in the clubhouse.

    Harper made the scene possible because he rose to the moment Philly demanded of him from the time he signed the richest free-agent deal in baseball history. Harper has made the monumental feat of hitting a baseball look so easy in the post-season and with the NL pennant at stake, he delivered with the defining moment of his four-year Philadelphia career.

    Harper slugged his fifth homer of the post-season, a two-run blast in the eighth inning that turned Citizens Bank Park into a madhouse, and the US$330 million slugger powered the Phillies past the San Diego Padres 4-3 on Sunday and into the World Series for the first the time since 2009.

    One swing. One opposite-field shot. One game-winning home run that about seemed destined from the moment he came to the plate in the eighth inning with the Phillies and their fans beckoning Bryce to deliver in the clutch just one more time.

    鈥淚 hit the ball, and I just looked at my dugout and kind of it鈥檚 for all of them,鈥 Harper said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 for this whole team. It鈥檚 for this whole organization."

    Rhys Hoskins also hit a two-run homer in Game 5 of the NL Championship Series to spark Philadelphia鈥檚 improbable run to the pennant and a shot at its first World Series championship since 2008.

    Harper, Hoskins & Crew are coming for a most improbable World Series championship.

    Houston held a 3-0 lead over the New York Yankees in the ALCS. Game 4 is Sunday night in New York. The World Series will begin Friday night at the home of the AL champion.

    Harper was named NLCS MVP and he as parked the trophy on a dais, he made it clear the personal awards meant nothing to him without a ring.

    鈥淚 don't really care about this but MLB is making me do it,鈥 Harper said.

    Philadelphia trailed 3-2 when J.T. Realmuto began the eighth with a single off reliever Robert Suarez. Harper then lined a 2-2, 98 mph sinker the opposite way, into the left-field seats as another sellout crowd of 45,485 shook the stadium.

    Harper hoped the homer set the stage for other highlights on deck in the next couple of weeks.

    鈥淲e鈥檝e got four more,鈥 the two-time NL MVP told the fans during an on-field celebration, and they roared again.

    The lefty-swinging Harper connected off a righty 鈥 the Padres had left-handed closer Josh Hader warming in the bullpen, but didn't bring him in.

    鈥淚t鈥檚 a thought at this point, but that wasn鈥檛 what we were thinking,鈥 Padres manager Bob Melvin said. 鈥淲e were trying to get to four-out position for Hader, and we had a lot of confidence in Suarez.鈥

    The Phillies felt the same way about Harper.

    鈥淧ure chaos, right? I don鈥檛 think anybody was surprised,鈥 Hoskins said. 鈥淭his guy has a knack for coming up in the biggest moments. It鈥檚 just what he鈥檚 done his whole career, and we鈥檝e seen it plenty of times.鈥

    Remember, too: When Harper's thumb was broken by a pitch from San Diego's Blake Snell in late June, there were some concerns that he might not return this season.

    Instead, the star who signed a 13-year contract to play in Philadelphia delivered 鈥 in this season, in this game.

    Even after Harper's homer put them ahead, it wasn't an easy ending for the Phillies.

    Reliever David Robertson was pulled after a pair of one-out walks in the ninth. Ranger Su谩rez made his first relief appearance of the season and retired Trent Grisham on a bunt and got Austin Nola 鈥 brother of Phils ace Aaron Nola 鈥 on a routine fly to finish it for a huge save.

    The Phillie Phanatic swayed a National League champions flag as the post-season banger 鈥淒ancing On My Own鈥 blared throughout the stadium. Alec Bohm and Nick Castellanos stripped off their shirts and danced in the clubhouse. Cigars were let. Cheap beer was sprayed. The alcohol puddles on the carpet went deeper than the ones caused by the rain in a sloppy, gusty Game 5.

    Philly, get ready.

    This sixth-seeded Phillies 鈥 yes, that is a thing this season 鈥 feel they're just getting started.

    Harper, who turned 30 last week, is batting 439 (18 for 41) with six doubles, five homers, 11 RBIs and 10 runs scored over 11 post-season games. He has hit in 10 straight and has reached base in 11 straight.

    And the feared designated hitter can keep those streaks alive when he plays in his first World Series.

    鈥淭o a certain degree, it鈥檚 getting overlooked because of who he is and the star that he is,鈥 Phillies manager Rob Thomson said. 鈥淗e鈥檚 a guy that鈥檚 a big star that鈥檚 delivered. Can鈥檛 say enough about that.鈥

    Philadelphia finished third in the NL East at 87-75, a full 14 games behind the 101-win Braves this season, and were the last club in the majors to make the 12-team playoff field. After a 2-0 sweep of NL Central champion St. Louis in MLB鈥檚 newly created wild-card round, the Phillies needed only four games to knock out Atlanta, the defending World Series champs.

    Now they'll try to become the first team that finished in third place to win a World Series.

    The Padres took a 3-2 lead in a sloppy seventh inning as rain pounded Citizens Bank Park and turned portions of the infield, notably around third base, into a mud pit.

    But it was Phillies reliever Seranthony Dominguez鈥檚 slippery grip that almost cost the Phillies.

    Starter Zack Wheeler was fantastic again and struck out eight over six innings. He was lifted with a 2-1 lead after Jake Cronenworth's leadoff single in the seventh.

    Dominguez couldn鈥檛 find his feel with the ball as the rain picked up, puddles formed near third base and the infield dirt turned to mush. He threw one wild pitch and Josh Bell lined a tying RBI double to right that made it 2-1.

    Dominguz then threw two more wild pitches that allowed pinch-runner Jose Azocar to scamper home for the 3-2 lead. The righty reliever threw only three wild pitches in 51 innings all season -- then uncorked three in the seventh.

    Things got tense in Philly.

    But they always had Harper in their back pocket like a lucky charm.

    鈥淗arper had a huge moment there,鈥 Padres slugger Manny Machado said. 鈥淵ou just have to tip your hat.鈥

    Hoskins, Harper, Wheeler have left a trail of indelible moment at Citizens Bank as they improved to 5-0 at home, where they will play World Series Games 3, 4 and 5.

    Game 5 of the NLCS was no exception.

    The Phillies caught a break in the third when NL home run champion Kyle Schwarber was called out on a two-out stolen-base attempt. The call was overturned on replay, and the Phillies had new life.

    Hoskins, who came hitting a quite memorable .171, smashed one into the left field seats off starter Yu Darvish as the crowd went wild. He hopped down the line as he mouthed some words to his teammates in the dugout and twirled his bat -- not unlike the steadily-spinning rally towels -- as he gave them a 2-0 lead.

    Wheeler gave up Soto鈥檚 solo homer in the inning that made it 2-1. Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove snapped a Polaroid picture of Soto in the dugout.

    Try as they might, the Padres weren鈥檛 ready for their close up.

    The Phillies were picture perfect. Second baseman Jean Segura cleared a path on the infield as the rest of the Phillies sat near the mound, took off on a running start and slid head first into the team photo.

    Then it was time to party.

    Harper demanded it.

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