'It's going to be rabble-rousing': Legend Mike Schmidt talks of the Phillies home field advantage

The loss to the Houston Astros Saturday night guarantees the Phillies three games at Citizens Bank Park and legend Mike Schmidt shared his thoughts on what a home field advantage does for the team's chances.

Legend Mike Schmidt talks of the value of Philly home field advantage
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The loss to the Houston Astros Saturday night guarantees the Phillies three games at Citizens Bank Park and legend Mike Schmidt shared his thoughts on what a home field advantage does for the team's chances.

Phillies set to host Houston with World Series tied at 1-all

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.

Phillies not worried about Astros pitcher Valdez odd hand rubbing

Philadelphia Phillies manager Rob Thomson says he isn’t concerned about Houston starter Framber Valdez’s unusual hand rubbing during Game 2 of the World Series, downplaying speculation on social media that the left-hander was up to something fishy during a dominant victory.

Houston Astros take Game 2; World Series comes to Philadelphia
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With the series tied, the World Series is now headed to Philadelphia as Houston will face Phillies at home with the fan base.

Astros burst ahead, beat Phillies 5-2, tie World Series 1-1

With the Phillies trailing by four runs, Kyle Schwarber hit a drive deep down the right-field line with a man on in the eighth against Rafael Montero that was originally ruled a two-run homer by right field line umpire James Hoye.

Astros' Maldonado forced to change bats from outdated model

Astros catcher Martín Maldonado was forced to switch bats for Game 2 of the World Series on Saturday night after it was determined the model he swung in the opener was no longer allowed in the majors.

National anthem singer flubs lyrics at World Series opener

Grammy-nominated singer Eric Burton lost track of the lyrics during "The Star-Spangled Banner” before the World Series opener.