PHILADELPHIA—Jean Segura muffed a soft relay toss at second base on a play he made “3,000 times” over his baseball career. The Phillies second baseman even got picked off first, yes, in the same inning as his fielding miscue. He heard a few boos, but it’s Philly. Segura shook it off during Game 3 of…

ATLANTA—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 on Tuesday. The Phillies have won three straight games to begin these playoffs, hardly looking like a team…

HOUSTON—When the Philadelphia Phillies fired manager Joe Girardi after a 22–29 start to the season, it was hard to imagine that Bryce Harper, Kyle Schwarber and interim manager Rob Thomson would be dancing in a champagne shower come October. But this team persevered through the tough start and an injury that took Harper out for…

PHILADELPHIA—Cody Bellinger chopped ‘em foul, popped ’em foul and ripped ’em foul. One by one by one the foul balls sprayed—nine in all—until the Dodgers slugger found the sinker he wanted and knocked it in the seats. Bellinger hit a two-run homer on the 13th pitch of an at-bat, connected later for another two-run shot…