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Phillies vs. Diamondbacks Game 1: Score, NLCS highlights, injuries
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Alek Thomas - Wikipedia
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Alek Thomas goes yard on 1st swing in return, D-backs win
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D-backs Recall Alek Thomas from Reno, Option Infielder Josh Rojas
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He's D-back: Rookie Alek Thomas returns to South Side - Chicago
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Diamondbacks' Alek Thomas blasts clutch pinch-hit homer in NLCS
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Diamondbacks option slumping Alek Thomas to Triple-A Reno
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Phillies-Diamondbacks: Score, highlights, recap, next game, NLCS
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Torey Lovullo: D-backs' Alek Thomas started to show 'loss in