Padres vs. Phillies final score, results: Bryce Harper's 8th-inning HR sends Philadelphia to World Series

David Suggs

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Padres vs. Phillies final score, results: Bryce Harper's 8th-inning HR sends Philadelphia to World Series image

There were a whole lot of emotions that swirled across the Citizens Bank Park stands when the clock struck 5:48 p.m. ET on Sunday.

There was ecstasy, delirium and hope. But most of all, there was relief.

Star slugger Bryce Harper had launched a moonshot into the stratosphere, giving the Phillies a one-run lead in a game that was quickly slipping away from them. The blast was a moment years in the making.

It had to be Harper, after all. The two-time National League MVP wore all the criticism after trading The District for The City of Brotherly Love four years ago.

Now, he had been vindicated.

Harper's homer was the difference in the 4-3 victory that sent Philadelphia to its first World Series in 13 years.

Game 5 of the NLCS was a tight contest throughout. Aces Yu Darvish and Zack Wheeler took the ball for their respective teams and put on a show.

Ultimately, it was the Phillies who pulled it out in the end. Harper cracked a belt-high Robert Suarez fastball and sent into the left-field stands to help send Philly to the Fall Classic.

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It was the standout moment in a series filled with them for Harper, who was named NLCS MVP after hitting .400 with an .850 slugging percentage and five extra-base hits — two of which left the yard.

And as he made his way to the dugout following his go-ahead dinger, even Harper seemed somewhat in awe of what he had just accomplished.

The Sporting News tracked updates from Game 5 at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. Below are the highlights and results from Padres vs. Phillies on Sunday afternoon.

Padres vs. Phillies score

SCORE  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  F 
Padres 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3
Phillies 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 x 4

Padres vs. Phillies live updates, highlights from NLCS Game 5

(All times Eastern)

Top of ninth inning

6:11 p.m.: Nola flies out to Castellanos and the Phillies win the pennant! They're headed to the World Series!

6:10 p.m.: Grisham takes the sac bunt to move the runners into scoring position. Padres are down to their final out.

6:05 p.m.: Robertson walks Kim! Sensational at-bat by the South Korean, who took a pair of pitches just outside the zone. That will send the tying run to second and bring Trent Grisham up to bat.

Looks like Rob Thomson will call upon young starter Ranger Suarez to get the final two outs of the series for Philadelphia.

6:02 p.m.: Drury takes first after a five-pitch walk. Go-ahead run at the plate for the Padres and it's Ha-Seong Kim.

6:00 p.m.: Strikeout! Robertson catches Myers looking, painting the corner with a gorgeous breaking ball. Two. More. Outs.

5:58 p.m.: David Robertson takes the mound for Philly. He'll meet pinch hitter Wil Myers to start the final frame.

Bottom of eighth inning

5:52 p.m.: The inning is over. But the party isn't. Phillies are three outs away from the Fall Classic.

5:48 p.m.: HOME RUN! Harper delivers once again! Takes a belt-high fastball the opposite way and puts it into the left field bleachers to give Philadelphia the lead!

"I did that," Harper says in the dugout.

5:44 p.m.: Realmuto gets on base with a single! That'll send Harper up with the tying run on base!

5:40 p.m.: Grounds crew doing some work on the infield before the start of the bottom half.

Top of eight inning

5:37 p.m.: Cronenworth bounces out to end the inning. Onto the heart of Philly's order: Realmuto, Harper  and Castellanos.

5:33 p.m.: Machado pops out into shortstop for the second out of the inning. Cronenworth to the plate.

5:29 p.m.: Alvarado walks Soto on four straight pitches. Two on, none out for Machado. Not the position you want to be in down one run.

5:27 p.m.: Profar sneaks a single inside the first base line to get on. That's major, especially with Soto and Machado set to step up to the plate in the inning.

5:26 p.m.: Jose Alvarado steps to the mound for the Phillies and proceeds to get a three pitch strikeout against his very first batter faced.

Bottom of seventh inning

5:22 p.m.: San Diego gets out of the inning! Hoskins flew out to Soto in right field. Suarez helps the Padres tightrope out of the seventh with the lead intact.

5:21 p.m.: After missing his first three pitches (the last of which looked like it was in the zone), Suarez will send Schwarber to first. Big at-bat for Hoskins coming up, who rocketed a Suarez pitch into the night sky back in San Diego. The pressure is on...

5:19 p.m.: Looks like San Diego is pitching to Schwarber. First pitch is out the strike zone for Ball No. 1.

5:18 p.m.: High heat gets Marsh swinging! That's the second out of the inning, and a big one for Suarez and the Friars.

Schwarber up to the plate. Decisions, decisions for the Padres here...

5:17 p.m.: Suarez elicits a fly ball to right field against Segura for Out No. 1. That will send Marsh to the plate.

5:12 p.m.: Stott gets on with the lead-off double! Darvish just kept on throwing the breaking ball to him and eventually Stott made him pay.

That will be the end of the line for Darvish. A strong showing by the talented righty. His final line is as shows: 6.0 innings, four hits, five strikeouts, three walks and two earned runs allowed.

Coming to the mound for San Diego is ace reliever Robert Suarez.

5:09 p.m.: Darvish headed back out for the seventh. He'll face off against Bryson Stott.

Top of seventh inning

5:00 p.m.: WILD PITCH! Azocar comes around on Dominguez's second wild pitch of the at-bat, giving San Diego its first lead of the game. What a rally by the Friars.

Padres 3, Phillies 2

4:59 p.m.: Azocar takes third on the wild pitch! It's been a challenge for Dominguez to find his grip in this relief appearance.

4:57 p.m.: Dominguez with the strikeout! Kim whiffs on the fastball. Two away for the Padres and Grisham, who is yet to get a hit in the series, is up to the plate.

4:55 p.m.: Big strikeout for Dominguez! Pumps a fastball past Drury for the first out of the inning. Still lots of work to do for Philly's right-handed reliever but he's facing against the bottom portion of San Diego's lineup.

4:51 p.m.: TIE GAME! Bell flexes an inside fastball into right field, bringing Cronenworth home from second. That's knot things up.

Looks like Bell is coming off for pinch runner Jose Azocar.

Philadelphia is in serious trouble.

4:50 p.m.: Dominguez's breaking ball sails on him, going into the backstop. That will send Cronenworth into second base. Drama in Philly!

4:45 p.m.: Cronenworth squares up Wheeler's pitch and smashes it right past a diving Segura. Tying runner on base for San Diego, and that will end things for Wheeler.

Wonderful display by the Phillies' workhorse. Here's his final line: 6.0 innings, eight strikeouts, zero walks, one earned run.

Looks like it's Seranthony Dominguez making the trek from the bullpen for Philadelphia.

Bottom of sixth inning

4:41 p.m.: Bohm gets under a Darvish breaking ball and flies out to Profar in left field. Onto the seventh inning we go!

4:40 p.m.: Cronenworth easily grabs Castellanos infield fly for the second out of the inning.

4:36 p.m.: Darvish gets Harper out with the K. Castellanos to the plate now for Philadelphia.

Top of sixth inning

4:32 p.m.: Wheeler turned it up for this inning. Back-to-back strikeouts on Soto and Machado to end the sixth frame. Nine outs away from a chance at championship glory for the Phils.

4:30 p.m.: Filthy breaking ball by Wheeler to set Soto down on strikes. The ball was about three feet short of home plate and still fooled Soto. Nasty.

4:27 p.m.: Bohm makes a nice running grab in foul ground to get the first out of the inning, leaving the bases open for Wheeler to face Soto.

Bottom of fifth inning

4:22 p.m.: Another rising fastball catches Realmuto swinging. Darvish is giving the Friars a chance through five.

4:19 p.m.: Darvish once again gets behind Hoskins early. This time, he concedes a five-pitch walk. Not what you want with two outs in the bag.

4:17 p.m.: Schwarber just misses on a meatball in the zone. It will fall to Soto, who is standing on the warning track, for out No. 2.

4:15 p.m.: Darvish sets down Marsh on strikes. Finally used that upstairs fastball to get past one of Philly's batters. He might need to do that a few more times to keep himself in the game.

Top of fifth inning

4:08 p.m.: Pinpoint precision from Wheeler to get Grisham down on strikes! He fires the fastball on the inside corner in the 3-2 count and catches Grisham looking. Huge out for the Phils.

4:05 p.m.: Kim pops out into foul ground. Realmuto gets a track on the ball and fields it easily for the first out of the inning.

4:03 p.m.: Drury leads off the inning with a smoked single through the 5.5 hole. Solid stuff by the trade deadline acquisition.

Bottom of fourth inning

4:00 p.m.: And just like that, Darvish is out of the inning! Filthy slider tailing outside the zone that fools Segura. That's more like it, Yu.

3:58 p.m.: One to look out for at the moment: Darvish is approaching 60 pitches through four innings. That's not an excessive load, obviously.

But he hasn't quite looked his electric self. Will be interesting to see how long of a leash manager Bob Melvin gives his ace if he's not able to get rhythm in his fastball, especially with the season quite literally on the line.

3:57 p.m.: Alec Bohm flies out to Soto for the second out of the inning.

3:56 p.m.: Big theme for the game seems to be Darvish's unwillingness to use his fastball. His average pitch velocity is two ticks lower than usual.

Seems he can't quite get his footing on the mound, possibly an aftereffect of the drizzling conditions at Citizens Bank Park.

3:55 p.m.: Soto snags a fly ball in right field for Out No. 1.

3:50 p.m.: Darvish starts the fourth by hitting Nick Castellanos. Can't keep on putting needless runners on base.

Top of fourth inning

3:49 p.m.: Such an unlucky moment for the Padres! Bell got good wood on a Wheeler fastball, but it hit Philadelphia's ace right in the back and deflected right into the path of...Realmuto. The Phils' catcher throws out Bell with ease to end the inning.

Phillies 2, Padres 1

3:48 p.m.: Cronenworth takes first after being hit by a pitch. Tying run on base with Bell up to bat. Not ideal for Wheeler.

3:47 p.m.: Machado grounds out for the second out of the inning. Cronenworth up to the plate.

3:42 p.m.: HOME RUN! Soto absolutely demolishes a fastball up in the middle of the zone. A no-doubt moonshot into right center. Looks like it went about 440 feet.

That breaks up Wheeler's perfect game bid. Big moment for San Diego.

3:41 p.m.: Profar flexes one into right center, but Marsh's range proves vital as he gets the fly ball with relative ease. That's one away for the Phils.

Bottom of third inning

3:39 p.m.: Harper blooped a pitch into shallow right field, but it falls right into Cronenworth's path in the shift. Padres get out of the inning, but the damage is done.

Phillies 2, Padres 0

3:36 p.m.: It goes from bad to worse for Darvish and the Friars, with Realmuto firing a single into left field. Now, Harper is up with a man on base.

3:35 p.m.: HOME RUN! Hoskins does it again! That's his fourth hit of the series...and his fourth home run.

Darvish fell behind 3-0 and tried to slip a breaking ball past Hoskins. He wasn't having any of it, and smoked it into the sea of red in left field.

3:32 p.m.: Schwarber darts for second base! Umpire rules Schwarber is out, but replay seems to indicate Cronenworth didn't tag him.

This call is looking like it'll be overturned. Philadelphia's dugout already telling the umps to review that call.

3:31 p.m.: Another plate appearance, another walk for Schwarber. Hoskins back to the plate with a runner on first now.

3:30 p.m.: Seems Darvish is doing everything in his power to avoid giving Schwarber something over the heart of the plate. His moonshot from Game 1 might still be weighing on Darvish's mind at the moment.

3:28 p.m.: Brandon Marsh got some good wood on a Darvish breaking ball, but it fell harmlessly into the glove of Juan Soto in right field. Two away for the Phils.

3:25 p.m.: Darvish has started to settle into a groove. Just forced Jean Segura into a weak grounder into shortstop for the first out of the inning.

Top of third inning

3:20 p.m.: Alec Bohm fields a chopper from Austin Nola before firing it to first. That's a perfect first three innings for Wheeler.

3:19 p.m.: Grisham with the swinging and miss! Wheeler has four straight strikeouts so far.

3:18 p.m.: Wheeler opens the frame with a K on Kim Ha-Seong. Good stuff by the NL Cy Young runner-up from last year.

Bottom of second inning

3:13 p.m: Darvish is gets out of the inning courtesy of a double and a lazy fly ball. 

Padres headed back to the plate now!

3:09 p.m.: Harper mashes a ball into opposite field!

That's Phily's first hit of the game.

Top of second inning

3:04 p.m.: And another one for Wheeler. Gets Drury out on strikes.

3:03 p.m.: Another K for wheeler, who puts down Josh Bell on strikes.

3:01 p.m.: Wheeler induces a lazy fly ball on Cronenworth, which is fired back into first.

Bottom of first inning

2:58 p.m.: Darvish pumps the fastball past JT Realmuto for Strike 3! He's out the first inning!

2:57 p.m.: Darvish avoiding the strike zone like the plague at the moment.

2:55 p.m.: Huge double play for Darvish! Machado whizzes a bouncing ball into second, before Jake Cronenworth makes the throw to first to beat out Hoskins. Two away for the Phils.

2:53 p.m.: Schwarber takes a five-pitch walk to lead things off for Philadelphia. Hoskins up to the plate next for Philly.

2:52 p.m.: Kyle Schwarber leading off for the Phils. He took Darvish deep the last time they faced off against each other, back in Game 1.

Top of first inning

2:45 p.m.: Wheeler gets the strikeout on Machado! A nine-pitch at-bat ends with a fastball tailing out the zone that fools the Padres' star.

1-2-3 inning for Wheeler, despite tossing 22 pitches in the frame.

2:43 p.m.: Soto fizzes a ground ball right into Rhys Hoskins' glove, who flips it to Wheeler for Out No. 2.

2:42 p.m.: Soto fouls a ball off of his foot. That's going to leave a mark.

2:40 p.m.: A Profar pop out starts the proceedings for the Phillies. Lengthy at-bat, but a positive result for Wheeler. Juan Soto up now.

2:38 p.m.: First pitch is in there for Wheeler, a 97 MPH fastball that Jurickson Profar whiffs on. Here we go!

2:30 p.m.: It'll be a battle of two aces in this one. Yu Darvish takes the ball for the Padres, while Zack Wheeler is on the mound for Philly to start.

We're about 10 minutes away from the start of Game 5.

Padres vs. Phillies start time

  • Date: Sunday, Oct. 23
  • First pitch: 2:37 p.m. ET
  • Location: Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia

The first pitch for Padres vs. Phillies is scheduled for 2:37 p.m. ET. Sunday's game will take place at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.

What channel is Padres vs. Phillies on today? 

  • Channel: FS1 (U.S.) | Sportsnet 1 (Canada)
  • Live stream: Fox Sports Go, fuboTV (U.S) | Sportsnet NOW (Canada)

Padres vs. Phillies will return to FS1 for Game 5 after Game 4 aired on Fox. Joe Davis will lead the coverage, serving as the game's play-by-play announcer. He'll be joined in the booth by John Smoltz, who will offer color commentary. Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci will conduct interviews and provide reports from the dugout.

Cord-cutters can follow the action with Fox Sports Go or fuboTV, which offers a free trial.

Canadian viewers can find Sunday's game on Sportsnet 1 or Sportsnet NOW. 

MLB playoff schedule 2022

National League

Wild Card Series

Date  Game  Result 
Friday, Oct. 7 Phillies at Cardinals (Game 1) PHI 6, STL 3 (PHI 1-0)
Friday, Oct. 7 Padres at Mets (Game 1) SD 7, NYM 1 (SD 1-0)
Saturday, Oct. 8 Padres at Mets (Game 2) NYM 7, SD 3 (1-1)
Saturday, Oct. 8 Phillies at Cardinals (Game 2) PHI 2, STL 0 (PHI 2-0)
Sunday, Oct. 9 Padres at Mets (Game 3) SD 6, NYM 0 (SD 2-1)

Division Series 

Date  Game  Result 
Tuesday, Oct. 11 Phillies at Braves (Game 1) PHI 7, ATL 6 (PHI 1-0)
Tuesday, Oct. 11 Padres at Dodgers (Game 1) LAD 5, SD 3 (SD 1-0)
Wednesday, Oct. 12 Phillies at Braves (Game 2) ATL 3, PHI 0 (1-1)
Wednesday, Oct. 12 Padres at Dodgers (Game 2) SD 5, LAD 3 (1-1)
Friday, Oct. 14 Braves at Phillies (Game 3) PHI 9, ATL 1 (PHI 2-1)
Friday, Oct. 14 Dodgers at Padres (Game 3) SD 2, LAD 1 (SD 2-1)
Saturday, Oct. 15 Braves at Phillies (Game 4) PHI 8, ATL 3 (PHI 3-1)
Saturday, Oct. 15 Dodgers at Padres (Game 4) SD 5, LAD 3 (SD 3-1)

Championship Series

Date  Game  Start time (ET) TV channel  Result 
Tuesday, Oct. 18 Phillies at Padres (Game 1) 8:03 p.m. FS1 PHI 2, SD 0 (PHI 1-0)
Wednesday, Oct. 19 Phillies at Padres (Game 2) 4:35 p.m. Fox SD 8, PHI 5 (1-1)
Friday, Oct. 21 Padres at Phillies (Game 3) 7:37 p.m. FS1 PHI 4, SD 2 (PHI 2-1)
Saturday, Oct. 22 Padres at Phillies (Game 4) 7:45 p.m. Fox

PHI 10, SD 6 (PHI 3-1)
Sunday, Oct. 23 Padres at Phillies (Game 5) 2:37 p.m. FS1 —
Monday, Oct. 24 Phillies at Padres (Game 6*) 8:03 p.m. FS1 —
Tuesday, Oct. 25 Phillies at Padres (Game 7*) 8:03 p.m. Fox —

* - if necessary

American League

Wild Card Series

Date  Game  Result 
Friday Oct. 7 Rays at Guardians (Game 1) CLE 2, TB 1 (CLE 1-0)
Friday, Oct. 7 Mariners at Blue Jays (Game 1) SEA 4, TOR 0 (SEA 1-0)
Saturday, Oct. 8 Rays at Guardians (Game 2) CLE 1, TB 0, 15 innings (CLE 2-0)
Saturday, Oct. 8 Mariners at Blue Jays (Game 2) SEA 10, TOR 9 (SEA 2-0)

Division Series 

Date  Game  Result 
Tuesday, Oct. 11 Mariners vs. Astros (Game 1) HOU 8, SEA 7 (HOU 1-0)
Tuesday, Oct. 11 Guardians vs. Yankees (Game 1) NYY 4, CLE 1 (NYY 1-0)
Thursday, Oct. 13 Mariners vs. Astros (Game 2) HOU 4, SEA 2 (HOU 2-0)
Friday, Oct. 14 Guardians vs. Yankees (Game 2) CLE 4, NYY 2, 10 innings (1-1)
Saturday, Oct. 15 Mariners vs. Astros (Game 3) HOU 1, SEA 0, 18 innings (HOU 3-0)
Saturday, Oct. 15 Guardians vs. Yankees (Game 3) CLE 6, NYY 5 (CLE 2-1)
Sunday, Oct. 16 Guardians vs. Yankees (Game 4) NYY 4, CLE 2 (2-2)
Tuesday, Oct. 18 Guardians vs. Yankees (Game 5) NYY 5, CLE 1 (NYY 3-2)

Championship Series

Date  Game  Start time (ET) TV channel Result 
Wednesday, Oct. 19 Yankees at Astros (Game 1) 7:37 p.m. TBS HOU 4, NYY 2 (HOU 1-0)
Thursday, Oct. 20 Yankees at Astros (Game 2) 7:37 p.m. TBS HOU 3, NYY 2 (HOU 2-0)
Saturday, Oct. 22 Astros at Yankees (Game 3) 5:07 p.m. TBS HOU 5, NYY 0 (HOU 3-0)
Sunday, Oct. 23 Astros at Yankees (Game 4) 7:07 p.m. TBS —
Monday, Oct. 24 Astros at Yankees (Game 5*) 4:07 p.m. TBS —
Tuesday, Oct. 25 Yankees at Astros (Game 6*) 6:07 p.m. TBS —
Wednesday, Oct. 26 Yankees at Astros (Game 7*) 7:37 p.m. TBS —

* - if necessary

World Series schedule

Date  Game  Start time (ET) TV channel  Result 
Friday, Oct. 28 NL champion at AL champion (Game 1)  TBD Fox —
Saturday, Oct. 29 NL champion at AL champion (Game 2) TBD Fox —
Monday, Oct. 31 AL champion at NL champion (Game 3) TBD Fox —
Tuesday, Nov. 1 AL champion at NL champion (Game 4) TBD Fox —
Wednesday, Nov. 2 AL champion at NL champion (Game 5*) TBD Fox —
Friday, Nov. 4 NL champion at AL champion (Game 6*) TBD Fox —
Saturday, Nov. 5 NL champion at AL champion (Game 7*) TBD Fox —

* - if necessary

David Suggs

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David Suggs is a content producer at The Sporting News. A long-suffering Everton, Wizards and Commanders fan, he has learned to get used to losing over the years. In his free time, he enjoys skateboarding (poorly), listening to the likes of Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye and D’Angelo, and penning short journal entries.