Schwarber goes deep for 488-ft HR, leaves Harper stunned (0:39)
Kyle Schwarber hits a 488-foot home run to the top deck to extend Phillies‘ lead to 2-0 vs. address. (0:39)
It’s a great time to be a fan of Philadelphia sports. The city’s teams just keep winning.
Let’s start with the Philadelphia Phillies. It’s three wins from reaching the World Series for the first time since 2009. Philadelphia won Game 1 of the NLCS on Tuesday, beating the San Diego Padres 2-0 and seeing a monstrous home run from Kyle Schwarber that is still flying.
The Phillies were one of the biggest surprise teams of the MLB postseason. They got into the playoffs and then promptly defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and then beat the reigning champion Atlanta Braves. Philadelphia has lost one game this postseason, beating their opponents by 3.5 points in victories.
Winning continues in football. After beating the rival Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, the Philadelphia Eagles are the only remaining undefeated team in the NFL. Quarterback Jalen Hurts is eighth in the league in passing and, according to ESPN Stats and Information research, he is the fourth youngest quarterback to start 6-0. The Eagles are also the fifth team in the past 35 seasons not to fall behind in the bottom half of their first six games. Two of the five previous teams to do so have won the Super Bowl.
And in hockey, the Philadelphia Flyers started the season 3-0. They most recently defeated Eastern Conference champion Tampa Bay Lightning. Gritty, the Flyers’ mascot, has named the city the best in sports.
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Absent from all winning are the Philadelphia 76ers. They lost to the Boston Celtics in their first game of the season on Tuesday. On the plus side, James Harden looked super cozy in his pregame attire, and the city’s MLS team — the Philadelphia Union — tops the standings.
