Philadelphia will face the Arizona Diamondbacks in the National League Championship Series.
The beat the 104-win 3-1 Thursday night, winning their National League Division Series in four games. Here’s what you need to know: The Phillies blasted three home runs in Game 4, two from and another solo shot from . It was Castellanos’ fourth home run in the last 24 hours and his second consecutive game with two homers. With the Phillies leading 3-1 in the bottom of the seventh, the Braves had bases loaded and two outs, with up to the plate.
A Braves team that tied an MLB record with 307 home runs during the regular season saw again how relying on the long ball so heavily can lead to problems against better pitching in the postseason, particularly as one of the team’s that had a first-round bye and didn’t play competitive games for five days while the Phillies and other teams were involved in best-of-three Wild Card Series.
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