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The Phillies take down the Braves to reach the NLCS!Castellanos, who had a pair of homers in Game 3, became the first in major league history to hit multiple home runs in back-to-back postseason games.The Phillies, who hit 11 homers in the NLDS, advance to the NL Championship Series to face the Arizona Diamondbacks, with a berth in the World Series on the line in the best-of-seven series.
The Phillies finished 14 games behind the first-place Braves, who won 104 games, in the NL East during the regular season, but ousted them easily. Bryce Harper gave the Phillies a scare when he clutched his surgically repaired right elbow after a collision in the eighth inning. Matt Olson’s left knee clipped Harper’s elbow on a play at first base that ended the inning. Harper, the two-time NL MVP, flexed his elbow after a quick examination from the medical staff. He stayed in the game in the ninth.
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