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After a slow start, CBC grad Matt Vierling zoomed back to help Phillies find a playoff pace
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SportsReport: Phillies clinch first playoff berth in 11 years
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2022 World Series: Scouts Identify Three Keys For the Astros and Phillies — College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America
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Phillies down Astros for 1st playoff berth since 2011
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Philadelphia Phillies clinch a playoff berth for the first time since 2011
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Philadelphia Phillies clinch NL wild-card berth, head to postseason for second straight year
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Astros 3, Phillies 2: How Houston won Game 5 of World Series
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Nola nowhere near perfect for Phillies in Houston this time
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Nola nowhere near perfect for Phillies in Houston this time
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MLB playoff highlights: Rangers blow out Astros to win ALCS Game 7, reach World Series
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How Phillies turned things around, ended 11-year playoff drought
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Five Reasons Why the Philadelphia Phillies Will Win the World Series over the Houston Astros - Sports Illustrated Inside The Phillies