Phillies-Astros World Series: Schedule, tickets, lottery, and everything else you need to know

The Phillies are on their way to the World Series after defeating the San Diego Padres at Citizens Bank Park on Sunday, 4-3.

The Phillies, who entered the playoffs as the National League’s final wild-card team and the No. 6 seed, eliminated the Padres in the National League Championship Series 4-1 thanks to contributions that include Rhys Hoskins’ two home runs in Game 3 and Kyle Schwarber’s titanic homer in the Game 1 win in San Diego.

There’s also Bryce Harper, who has owned October for the Phillies. On Sunday, Harper hit the game-winning home run and tied the Phillies franchise record for most hits in a single postseason (17). He has reached base in every game this postseason.

Next up is a return to the World Series for the first time since 2009. Here’s everything we know about the Phillies’ World Series schedule, announcers, and the rules for the postseason. This will be updated as more information becomes available:

The World Series is scheduled to start on Friday, Oct. 28. The start time has not yet been announced.

Similar to the NLCS, the Phillies will begin the World Series on the road for the first two games before returning to Citizens Bank Park on Halloween. The Phillies will play Games 3 to 5 in South Philadelphia before hitting the road again, if the series goes that far.

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The Phillies will face the Houston Astros, who swept the New York Yankees in the ALCS 4-0. During the regular season, the Astros compiled 106 wins, the second-highest in all of MLB (Los Angeles Dodgers won 111 games).

Philadelphia beat Houston on Oct. 3 to punch their ticket into the postseason. The Phillies only played three games against the Astros, and lost the final two games of the season against Houston after locking up the final NL wild-card spot.

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No surprises on the broadcast side.

Fox, which has carried every Phillies game this postseason, will broadcast the World Series. Fox has been the home of the World Series since 2000, and their current contract with MLB runs through the 2028 season.

That means Joe Davis and John Smoltz — who have become familiar voices to Philly sports fans — will continue to call Phillies games on Fox throughout the World Series.

On 94.1 WIP, Phillies announcers Scott Franzke and Larry Andersen will continue to handle play-calling duties. Joining them in the booth will be Tom McCarthy, the team’s TV voice on NBC Sports Philadelphia, who will help call the fifth and sixth innings.

The games will also air in Spanish on TV on Fox Deportes and on radio on La Unika 1680 AM.

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The Phillies haven’t starting selling World Series tickets to the three games scheduled at Citizens Bank Park, but you can register for the opportunity to purchase tickets.

Registration ends on Tuesday, Oct. 25, at 11:59 p.m. The Phillies say they’ll notify the winners via email by Saturday, Oct. 29, who will have an opportunity to purchase World Series tickets. Tickets will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis.

Otherwise, you’ll have to try your luck outside Citizens Bank Park prior to Game 3 on Monday, Oct. 31, or keep an eye on the secondary market. As of Monday morning, tickets on StubHub, Seat Geek, and Vivid Seats for Game 3 were selling for more than $1,200.

The Astros had sold out of tickets Monday morning, but seats at Minute Maid Park for Game 1 were going for $400 to $600 on StubHub, Seat Geek, or Vivid Seats.

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