ZACK WHEELER

The Philadelphia Phillies hope their run to the World Series is just the start of a championship window.

Philadelphia Phillies' Game 6 starter Zack Wheeler admitted he was thrown off a bit when he was removed from a tight ball game in the World Series.

Jeremy Peña became the first rookie position player to win a World Series MVP after hitting.

The Houston Astros are once again World Series champions, clinching the title with their Game 6 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday night.

Game 6 will result in the Astros celebrating another title or the Phillies forcing Game 7. Here are Ben Verlander's keys to victory for each team.

Edward Egros, aka The Professor, is here with Super 6 picks and his best bets for Game 6 of the World Series.

Dusty Baker has been here before.

The World Series is set to return to Philadelphia for the first time since 2009 when the Phillies host the Houston Astros in Game 3 on Monday night.

Kyle Schwarber had big swings on consecutive pitches for the Philadelphia Phillies when they needed a comeback in Game 2 of the World Series.

The Astros scored three runs in the first inning and never looked back thanks to Framber Valdez's gem to tie the World Series at one game apiece.

For the first time in a sluggish postseason, Jose Altuve looked like himself in Game 2 of the World Series.

Framber Valdez made a five-run lead stand up after Houston’s lightning first-inning burst, Alex Bregman homered and the Astros beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2 to tie the World Series at one game apiece.

The Astros and Phillies travel Friday to Texas, where Game 6 of the World Series will be played a night later.

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Framber Valdez will start Game 2 of the World Series for the Houston Astros on Saturday night against Zack Wheeler of the Philadelphia Phillies.

Kyle Schwarber's power surge has fueled the Philadelphia Phillies in their run to the World Series.

The Philadelphia Phillies will start right-hander Aaron Nola in Game 1 of the World Series against the Houston Astros and last season’s NL Cy Young Award runner-up Zack Wheeler in Game 2.

Bryce Harper and the Philadelphia Phillies are set to play the Houston Astros in the World Series.

The San Diego Padres will head into the offseason with a whole bunch of what-ifs.

The Philadelphia Phillies hit four home runs to beat the San Diego Padres 10-6 and take a 3-1 lead in the National League Championship Series.

The San Diego Padres and Philadelphia Phillies are tied 1-1 in the National League Championship Series.

Aaron Nola and the Philadelphia Phillies were rolling along this postseason.

On Wednesday in the MLB Playoffs, the National League Championship Series continues in San Diego, while the Houston Astros look to stay hot as the American League Championship Series gets underway. Watch the MLB Playoffs on FuboTV (free trial)NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIESPhiladelphia Phillies vs. San Diego Padres (Phillies lead 1-0)Where: Petco Park (San Diego, Calif.)Time: 4:35 p.m. Watch the MLB Playoffs on DirecTV StreamAMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIESNew York Yankees vs. Houston Astros (Game 1)Where: Minute Maid Park (Houston, Texas)Time: 7:37 p.m. Houston comes into their sixth-straight ALCS, and 10th League Championship Series in franchise history. MY PICK: Astros in 7Watch the MLB Playoffs on FuboTV (free trial)Check out the MLB Postseason bracket and results here

Two solo home runs by their big boppers and a gem from one of their two aces is all the Philadelphia Phillies needed to take Game 1 of the NLCS on Tuesday.

Juan Soto, Manny Machado and unlikely star Trent Grisham went silent for the San Diego Padres, giving the Petco Park faithful little to get loud about in the city’s first NL Championship Series since 1998.

Bryce Harper homered again, Kyle Schwarber hit a jaw-dropping, 488-foot drive and Zack Wheeler was brilliant in throwing one-hit ball for seven innings to lead the Philadelphia Phillies over the San Diego Padres 2-0 in the opening game of the all-wild card NL Championship Series.

A couple of pivotal games in the National League Divisional Series are set for Friday, with the New York Yankees look to take a stranglehold in the ALDS. Watch the MLB Playoffs on FuboTVNATIONAL LEAGUEAtlanta Braves vs. Philadelphia Phillies (Series tied 1-1)Where: Citizens Banks Park (Philadelphia, Penn.) Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Diego Padres (Series tied 1-1)Where: Petco Park (San Diego, Calif.)Time: 8:37 p.m. The Dodgers will send out Tony Gonsolin to start Game 3. Watch the MLB Playoffs on FuboTVAMERICAN LEAGUECleveland Guardians vs. New York Yankees (Yankees lead 1-0)Where: Yankee Stadium (The Bronx, N.Y.)Time: 1:07 p.m.

The Atlanta Braves fell in Game 1 of the National League Division Series but were not going to head to Philadelphia on the brink of elimination.

Kyle Wright threw six brilliant innings to outduel Zack Wheeler, and the Atlanta Braves evened their NL Division Series at one game apiece with a 3-0 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies.

Nick Castellanos drove in three runs and made a potentially game-saving catch in the ninth inning, lifting the Philadelphia Phillies over the reigning World Series champion Atlanta Braves 7-6 in the opener of their NL Division Series.

Philadelphia Phillies reliever David Robertson will miss the NL Division Series after injuring his right calf jumping to celebrate Bryce Harper’s home run in their clinching wild-card victory at St. Louis.

The Phillies were down to their final two outs in Game 1 of the wild-card series, but the Cardinals choked away their lead, and they are now on the brink of elimination.

The Phillies scored six times in the ninth inning off the stingy St. Louis bullpen, highlighted by a bases-loaded single by Jean Segura, and Philadelphia beat the NL Central champion Cardinals 6-3 in the opening game of their National League wild-card series.

Kyle Schwarber has hit two of Philadelphia’s five homers in the first four innings to help the Phillies get a much-needed win as they try to end an 11-year playoff drought, salvaging a split of a day-night doubleheader with an 8-2 victory over the Washington Nationals in a rainy Game 2.

Bryce Harper hit a two-run single in his first at-bat after a 52-game absence due to a broken left thumb, helping the streaking Philadelphia Phillies to a 7-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Starling Marte got three hits and the New York Mets kept up their season-long dominance of Philadelphia, topping Zack Wheeler and the Phillies 8-2 in the first game of a day-night doubleheader.

Pete Alonso reached 30 homers and 100 RBIs on the season to lead the New York Mets to a 7-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies.

Former Philadelphia Phillies manager Joe Girardi has joined Marquee Sports Network as an game analyst for the Chicago Cubs, one of his former teams.

Nick Castellanos hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning as the Philadelphia Phillies took full advantage of an overturned call to beat the Atlanta Braves 3-1.

Nick Castellanos' first season in Philadelphia has been a struggle, and his frustration boiled over Saturday night. Nico Hoerner homered early and scored the tiebreaking run in a five-run 10th inning that sent the Chicago Cubs to a 6-2 victory over Castellanos and the Phillies. Castellanos was booed by many in the crowd of 38,542 during another rough night at the plate.

Shohei Ohtani makes his final start before heading to the All-Star Game and hopes to lead Los Angeles to a better result against Houston’s Cristian Javier, who struck out 14 Angels on July 1.

Nolan Arenado sparked a record barrage of four straight home runs by St. Louis in the first inning, then hit a tiebreaking drive in the ninth that sent the Cardinals over the Philadelphia Phillies 7-6.

Zack Wheeler struck out eight over six sharp innings, Bryson Stott hit a two-run homer and the Philadelphia Phillies won their ninth straight game with a 4-0 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Rhys Hoskins hit a pair of solo home runs and Kyle Schwarber added a three-run shot to lead the red-hot Philadelphia Phillies to their eighth straight win.

Bryce Harper, Kyle Schwarber and Odúbel Herrera homered as interim manager Rob Thomson and the streaking Philadelphia Phillies won their season-high seventh straight game, beating the sagging Milwaukee Brewers 8-3.

Josh Rojas hit a go-ahead single during a four-run rally in the ninth inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-4, earning a split in the four-game series.

Cardinals star Paul Goldschmidt could set the longest hitting streak of his career if he’s successful in both games of a day-night doubleheader at Wrigley Field on Saturday.

Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber each homered twice and the Philadelphia Phillies won in interim manager Rob Thomson’s debut, 10-0 over the Los Angeles Angels.

Bobby Witt Jr. began the season as a highly rated prospect and looks like he’s starting to heat up.

Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani pitches at Texas again a month after allowing six runs over 3 2/3 innings in a 10-5 loss to the Rangers at Globe Life Field.

The Cleveland Guardians are dealing with a COVID-19 outbreak that has sidelined manager Terry Francona and several of the team’s coaches, prompting the first coronavirus-related postponement in Major League Baseball this season.

Pete Alonso homered twice, had three hits and drove in five runs to lead the New York Mets to a 6-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies and a doubleheader split.

Zack Wheeler tossed one-hit ball over six shutout innings and Alec Bohm homered to help the Philadelphia Phillies complete a four-game sweep of the Colorado Rockies with a 7-1 victory.

Tylor Megill delivered his second straight scoreless start for the Mets, Brandon Nimmo homered and New York beat the Philadelphia Phillies 2-0.

Joe Girardi isn’t concerned about managing the Philadelphia Phillies without a contract extension.

The New York Mets and Max Scherzer have finalized a $130 million, three-year deal, a contract that shattered baseball’s record for highest average salary and forms a historically impressive 1-2 atop New York’s rotation with Jacob deGrom.

Toronto left-hander Robbie Ray bounced back from a dismal season to win the AL Cy Young Award and Milwaukee righty Corbin Burnes returned from a bout of COVID-19 to win the NL’s top pitching prize.

Bryce Harper logged off his final Zoom of the season — a 2021 in which the Philadelphia Phillies slugger hit .309 with 35 homers and led baseball in OPS — with a hopeful hint about a future conversation. Harper may get the call next month that he is the National League MVP after he carried the Phillies into NL East contention down to the final week of the season. Hey, the Phillies might have to set up a postseason awards hotline, with ace Zack Wheeler a top candidate for NL Cy Young.

Trea Turner of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston’s Yuli Gurriel won their first batting titles in a season of boom and bust that saw four teams lose 100 games for only the third time, and four 90-game winners in the AL East alone.

Four teams are separated by two games in the AL wild-card chase, with the Yankees clinging to a one-game lead for the top spot with two games remaining.

Zack Wheeler pitches Tuesday night for Philadelphia in the opener of a pivotal three-game series at Atlanta.

Bryce Harper had three hits, drove a three-run homer and had four RBIs to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 17-8 win over the Chicago Cubs.