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Diamondbacks can't close gap, fall to Phillies in Game 1 of NLCS
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Harper, Schwarber, Castellanos power Phillies past Diamondbacks 5
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Bryce Harper, Kyle Schwarber, Nick Castellanos power Phillies past
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Bryce Harper's NLCS birthday bash: Phillies celebrate with homer
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Harper, Schwarber, Castellanos power Phillies past Diamondbacks 5
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Diamondbacks can't overcome hot Phillies' start, lose 5-3 in NLCS
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Harper, Schwarber, Castellanos power Phillies past Diamondbacks 5
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