The Nationals–Phillies rivalry is a

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rivalry A rivalry is the state of two people or groups engaging in a lasting competitive relationship. Rivalry is the "against each other" spirit between two competing sides. The relationship itself may also be called "a rivalry", and each participant ...

between the

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and the

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of the

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division. The series was previously known as the Expos–Phillies rivalry when Nationals franchise was previously known as the

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. The franchise relocated to Washington, D.C., in 2005. The two teams clashed frequently for control of the division during much of the 1980s and 1990s. The first postseason matchup between the two teams occurred during the

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, resulting in the Expos winning the series 3–2. The rivalry regrew in intensity following the Expos' relocation and rebranding given the proximity of Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia.

History

1970s

The Phillies were one of the original franchises in the

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, having formed in 1883. The league added two new franchises in

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, one of which franchises was the Montreal Expos. Both teams struggled during the earlier half of the 1970s, with the Phillies failing to post a winning record between 1969 and 1974. The Expos fared much worse, failing to post a winning record in their first nine seasons. The two began to competitively clash during the 1979 season as the Expos managed two consecutive series sweeps of the Phillies, taking control of the division headed into June. The Phillies slowly fell out of contention for the division lead as the sweep by the Expos culminated in a six-game losing streak for Philadelphia, ultimately placing them third in the NL East by the end of the month. Things continued to spiral out of control for the Phillies as they lost five critical series matchups against the Dodgers, Cardinals, and Cubs, bringing them down to fourth in the division. The Expos experienced further success headed into September, with a 10-game win streak, and they held the division lead until a four-game skid allowed the Pittsburgh Pirates to win the division.

1980s

The following season saw the two teams battle throughout the duration of the season, all the way down to the final week before the end of the regular season. The Expos hosted the Phillies for the final three games of the season at

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with both teams tied for first. The Phillies took a close ten-inning victory in the first game of the series, clinching the division. The 1981 season started with the Phillies running away with the division lead headed into June, four wins ahead of Montreal. The season then ground to a halt on June 12 due to a players' strike. Following the strike, Major League Baseball split the season into two halves. The Phillies won the first half and the Expos the second. The two teams then met in the divisional round resulting from the split-season format. The Expos won the first two games only to see the Phillies take games three and four. Game 5 saw Montreal prevail as Steve Rogers yielded six hits in a 3–0 Expos shutout victory.

1990s

Despite a rough start to the decade for both teams, the two found themselves embroiled in a heated race for the division title during the 1993 season. Montreal struggled through much of May, including two four-game sweeps at the hands of the San Francisco Giants and St Louis Cardinals. The Phillies, meanwhile, took an eight-game lead. Following the all-star break in July, Philadelphia stumbled, being swept by both the San Diego Padres and Houston Astros. The two teams met for their final matchup of the season with the Phillies leading by six games after the Expos endured a two-game series loss to the Houston Astros. During the first game in Montreal, Expos hearing-disabled rookie

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doubled home two runners and scored on the following play during his first major league at-bat. After the game, Pride claimed he couldn't hear the ovation but he felt the vibration of the 45,757 Expos fans in attendance at Olympic Stadium. Despite the turnaround to the season, the Expos finished the season 94–68, three games behind the Phillies, and missed the posteason. The following season, Montreal appeared to be on track to secure its first postseason berth since 1981, but the

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ended any chances of a postseason run. The Expos then narrowly missed a divisional playoff berth in 1996. The Phillies also struggled near the end of the decade, failing to make the postseason from 1995 to 2001.

2000s

Both teams continued to struggle entering the new millennium, and budgetary issues began to severely affect the Expos' roster as several key stars were traded or lost to free agency. Philadelphia experienced a winning season in 2001, but missed a divisional berth by three games. 2002 and 2003 saw both teams struggle to appear in the postseason despite both managing several winning seasons but usually falling short as the Atlanta Braves often controlled much of the NL East.

Expos leave Montreal

Montreal's situation quickly devolved further in 2000. Budgetary issues heavily affected any free agency or postseason aspirations for the Expos after former owner

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sold the team to American Businessman

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in December 1999. Loria quickly damaged the team's relationship with the city and fans alike after demanding an increase in broadcast revenue and demanding a near-entirely public funded stadium in Downtown Montreal. Loria's management critically damaged the team financially, forcing the league to take control of the franchise and eventually relocate the team to Washington, D.C., for the 2005 season as the Washington Nationals. The Phillies hosted the Nationals on Opening Day on April 4, 2005; two days later, the Nationals beat the Phillies 7–3 for their first regular-season win following their relocation. The Nationals struggled for their first seven seasons in Washington, failing to appear in the postseason. The Phillies rebuilt their roster during the middle of the decade and won the

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2010s

The Phillies attempted to capitalize on the success stemming from their 2008 World Series championship, but fell to the Yankees in the following year's

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. The team stayed competitive, but fell short after an NLCS upset loss to the San Francisco Giants in 2010 and a divisional round loss to the St Louis Cardinals in 2011. Prior to the start of the 2012 campaign, the Nationals had endured several incidents of Philadelphia fans overtaking their home games during the series. Nationals management created the "Take Back the Park" campaign to heavily market to fans in surrounding areas to restrict the amount of visiting Phillies fans. Nationals management further banned ticket sales in Eastern Pennsylvania. The campaign proved successful as Nationals' home attendance grew substantially as the team qualified for the postseason, clinching the division title after back-to-back defeats of the Phillies in their final series of the season. The Nationals made four appearances in the divisional series between 2012 and 2017, but lost each time. Meanwhile, the Phillies did not post a winning season from 2012 to 2021.

Bryce Harper joins the Phillies

During the 2018 offseason, Nationals star right fielder (and 2015 National League MVP)

Bryce Harper Bryce Aron Max Harper (born October 16, 1992) is an American professional baseball first baseman and right fielder for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Washington Nationals. One o ...

became a free agent. Harper had initially sought to renew his contract with Washington, but cited that he was displeased with the offers he received. After numerous reports had linked Harper to a $45 million annual contract with the

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, he ultimately signed a 13-year, $330 million contract with the Phillies, then the second-largest contract in major league history. During his first press conference, Harper misspoke during his introductory speech, stating, "We want to bring a title back to D.C." Despite losing Harper, the Nationals won the

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2020s

Despite the championship in 2019, the Nationals' roster was decimated by injuries and poor signings the following year. Longtime pitcher (and 2019 World Series MVP)

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opted out of the remaining four years left on his contract, becoming a free agent. The Nationals re-signed him to a seven-year, $245 million contract, setting a record for any contract signed by a pitcher in league history. Strasburg then repeatedly battled injury from 2020 to 2022. Meanwhile, the Phillies reached the

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but fell to the

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.Destiny Denied: Phillies’ Cinderella Run Falls Short of the Finish Line
Sports Illustrated, November 6, 2022

Season-by-season results

, - , , style=";" , Expos , style=";" , 117 , style=";" , Phillies, 63 , style=";" , Expos, 81 , style=";" , Expos
117 , , - , , style=";" , Expos , style=";" , 117 , style=";" , Expos, 63 , style=";" , Expos, 54 , style=";" , Expos
2214 , , - , , style=";" , Phillies , style=";" , 126 , style=";" , Phillies, 63 , style=";" , Phillies, 63 , style=";" , Expos
2826 , Phillies open

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, - , , style=";" , Expos , style=";" , 106 , style=";" , Expos, 72 , style=";" , Phillies, 43 , style=";" , Expos
3832 , , - , , style=";" , Expos , style=";" , 135 , style=";" , Expos, 63 , style=";" , Expos, 72 , style=";" , Expos
5137 , , - , , style=";" , Expos , style=";" , 117 , style=";" , Expos, 63 , style=";" , Expos, 54 , style=";" , Expos
6244 , , - , , style=";" , Phillies , style=";" , 117 , style=";" , Phillies, 63 , style=";" , Phillies, 54 , style=";" , Expos
6955 , , - , , style=";" , Phillies , style=";" , 153 , style=";" , Phillies, 72 , style=";" , Phillies, 81 , style=";" , Expos
7270 , , - , , style=";" , Phillies , style=";" , 117 , style=";" , Phillies, 63 , style=";" , Phillies, 54 , style=";" , Phillies
8179 , Expos open

, - , , Tie , 99 , style=";" , Expos, 53 , style=";" , Phillies, 64 , style=";" , Phillies
9088 , , - , , style=";" , Expos , style=";" , 117 , style=";" , Expos, 63 , style=";" , Expos, 54 , style=";" , Expos
9997 , , - , , Tie , 99 , style=";" , Phillies, 54 , style=";" , Expos, 54 , style=";" , Expos
108106 , Phillies win

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, - , , style=";" , Expos , style=";" , 106 , style=";" , Expos, 70 , style=";" , Phillies, 63 , style=";" , Expos
115110 ,

Strike Strike may refer to: People *Strike (surname) * Hobart Huson, author of several drug related books Physical confrontation or removal *Strike (attack), attack with an inanimate object or a part of the human body intended to cause harm * Airstrike, ...

-shortened season , - style="background:#f2f2f2; font-weight:bold;" , 1981 NLDS , style=";" , Montreal Expos , style=";" , 32 , style=";" , Expos, 20 , style=";" , Phillies, 21 , style=";" , Expos
118112 , First meeting in the postseason. Expos win in five games. Expos proceed to lose NLCS. , - , , style=";" , Phillies , style=";" , 108 , style=";" , Expos, 54 , style=";" , Phillies, 63 , style=";" , Expos
126122 , , - , , style=";" , Phillies , style=";" , 1081 , style=";" , Expos, 54 , style=";" , Phillies, 631 , style=";" , Expos
1341321 , Phillies lose

1983 World Series The 1983 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1983 season. The 80th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff played between the American League champion Baltimore Orioles and the Nationa ...

, - , , style=";" , Expos , style=";" , 117 , style=";" , Expos, 54 , style=";" , Expos, 63 , style=";" , Expos
1451391 , , - , , style=";" , Phillies , style=";" , 108 , style=";" , Phillies, 54 , style=";" , Phillies, 54 , style=";" , Expos
1531491 , , - , , style=";" , Phillies , style=";" , 108 , style=";" , Phillies, 63 , style=";" , Expos, 54 , style=";" , Expos
1611591 , , - , , style=";" , Expos , style=";" , 108 , style=";" , Expos, 63 , style=";" , Phillies, 54 , style=";" , Expos
1711671 , , - , , Tie , 991 , style=";" , Expos, 54 , style=";" , Phillies, 541 , style=";" , Expos
1801762 , , - , , Tie , 99 , style=";" , Expos, 63 , style=";" , Phillies, 63 , style=";" , Expos
1891852 , , - , , style=";" , Expos , style=";" , 108 , style=";" , Expos, 63 , style=";" , Phillies, 54 , style=";" , Expos
1991932 , , - , , style=";" , Phillies , style=";" , 144 , style=";" , Phillies, 61 , style=";" , Phillies, 83 , style=";" , Phillies
2072032 , , - , , Tie , 99 , style=";" , Phillies, 63 , style=";" , Expos, 63 , style=";" , Phillies
2162122 , , - , , style=";" , Phillies , style=";" , 76 , style=";" , Expos, 42 , style=";" , Phillies, 52 , style=";" , Phillies
2232182 , Phillies lose

1993 World Series The 1993 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) season. The 90th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff played between the defending World Series champion and American League (AL) cham ...

, - , , style=";" , Expos , style=";" , 54 , style=";" , Phillies, 30 , style=";" , Expos, 51 , style=";" , Phillies
2272232 ,

-shortened season. Strike cancels postseason.
MLB adds Wild Card, allowing for both teams to make the postseason in the same year. , - , , style=";" , Expos , style=";" , 85 , style=";" , Expos, 42 , style=";" , Expos, 43 , style=";" , Phillies
2322312 , 1994 realignment increased meetings from 12 to 13 meetings per year. , - , , style=";" , Phillies , style=";" , 76 , style=";" , Phillies, 52 , style=";" , Expos, 42 , style=";" , Phillies
2392372 , , - , , Tie , 66 , Tie, 33 , Tie, 33 , style=";" , Phillies
2452432 , Introduction of

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decreases meetings from 13 to 12. , - , , style=";" , Phillies , style=";" , 75 , style=";" , Phillies, 42 , Tie, 33 , style=";" , Phillies
2522482 , MLB changed to an unbalanced schedule in 1998 due to MLB's expansion and realignment, resulting in 12–13 meetings per year. , - , , Tie , 66 , style=";" , Phillies, 42 , style=";" , Expos, 42 , style=";" , Phillies
2582542 , , - , , style=";" , Phillies , style=";" , 75 , style=";" , Phillies, 42 , Tie, 33 , style=";" , Phillies
2652592 , , - , , style=";" , Phillies , style=";" , 109 , Tie, 55 , style=";" , Phillies, 54 , style=";" , Phillies
2752682 , MLB changed to an unbalanced schedule in 2001, resulting in 19–20 meetings per year , - , , style=";" , Expos , style=";" , 118 , style=";" , Expos, 63 , Tie, 55 , style=";" , Phillies
2832792 , , - , , style=";" , Phillies , style=";" , 118 , style=";" , Expos, 73 , style=";" , Phillies, 81 , style=";" , Phillies
2942872 , Expos play 22 home games at

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San Juan, Puerto Rico San Juan ( , ; Spanish for "Saint John the Baptist, John") is the capital city and most populous Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality in the Commonwealth (U.S. insular area), Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the ...

, - , , style=";" , Phillies , style=";" , 127 , style=";" , Phillies, 54 , style=";" , Phillies, 73 , style=";" , Phillies
3062942 , Phillies open

Citizens Bank Park Citizens Bank Park is a baseball stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the city's South Philadelphia Sports Complex. Home to Major League Baseball's Philadelphia Phillies, the stadium opened April 3, 2004. It is named after Citizens Financi ...

Expos play 21 home games at

, - , , style=";" , Phillies , style=";" , 118 , style=";" , Phillies, 63 , Tie, 55 , style=";" , Phillies
3173022 , Expos relocate to

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and rebrand as the "Washington Nationals", playing at

Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, commonly known as RFK Stadium and originally known as District of Columbia Stadium, is a defunct multi-purpose stadium in Washington, D.C. located on East Capitol Street near the Anacostia River. Opened in 1 ...

, - , , style=";" , Nationals , style=";" , 109 , style=";" , Nationals, 64 , style=";" , Phillies, 54 , style=";" , Phillies
3263122 , , - , , style=";" , Phillies , style=";" , 126 , style=";" , Phillies, 63 , style=";" , Phillies, 63 , style=";" , Phillies
3383182 , , - , , style=";" , Phillies , style=";" , 126 , style=";" , Phillies, 63 , style=";" , Phillies, 63 , style=";" , Phillies
3503242 , Nationals open

Nationals Park Nationals Park is a baseball stadium along the Anacostia River in the Navy Yard (Washington, D.C.), Navy Yard neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It is the ballpark of Major League Baseball's Washington Nationals. Since its completion in 2008, it wa ...

Phillies win

, - , , style=";" , Phillies , style=";" , 153 , style=";" , Phillies, 72 , style=";" , Phillies, 81 , style=";" , Phillies
3653272 , Phillies lose

2009 World Series The 2009 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2009 season. As the 105th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff contested between the Philadelphia Phillies, champions of the National Le ...

, - , , style=";" , Phillies , style=";" , 126 , style=";" , Phillies, 54 , style=";" , Phillies, 72 , style=";" , Phillies
3773332 , , - , , style=";" , Nationals , style=";" , 108 , style=";" , Nationals, 54 , style=";" , Nationals, 54 , style=";" , Phillies
3853432 , , - , , Tie , 99 , style=";" , Nationals, 54 , style=";" , Phillies, 54 , style=";" , Phillies
3943522 , , - , , style=";" , Nationals , style=";" , 118 , style=";" , Nationals, 72 , style=";" , Phillies, 64 , style=";" , Phillies
4023632 , Both AL and NL having balanced teams leads to a balanced schedule of 19 games per season. , - , , style=";" , Phillies , style=";" , 109 , style=";" , Nationals, 64 , style=";" , Phillies, 63 , style=";" , Phillies
4123722 , , - , , style=";" , Nationals , style=";" , 127 , style=";" , Nationals, 64 , style=";" , Nationals, 63 , style=";" , Phillies
4193842 , , - , , style=";" , Nationals , style=";" , 145 , style=";" , Nationals, 64 , style=";" , Nationals, 81 , style=";" , Phillies
4243982 , , - , , style=";" , Nationals , style=";" , 118 , style=";" , Nationals, 73 , style=";" , Phillies, 54 , style=";" , Phillies
4324092 , , - , , style=";" , Nationals , style=";" , 118 , style=";" , Nationals, 54 , style=";" , Nationals, 64 , style=";" , Phillies
4404202 , , - , , style=";" , Nationals , style=";" , 145 , style=";" , Nationals, 91 , style=";" , Nationals, 54 , style=";" , Phillies
4454342 , Nationals win

, - , , style=";" , Phillies , style=";" , 73 , Tie, 33 , style=";" , Phillies, 40 , style=";" , Phillies
4524372 , Season shortened to 60 games (with 10 meetings) due to

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. , - , , style=";" , Phillies , style=";" , 136 , style=";" , Phillies, 91 , style=";" , Nationals, 54 , style=";" , Phillies
4654432 , , - , , style=";" , Phillies , style=";" , 163 , style=";" , Phillies, 72 , style=";" , Phillies, 91 , style=";" , Phillies
4814462 , Phillies lose

, - , , style=";" , Phillies , style=";" , 76 , Tie, 33 , style=";" , Phillies, 43 , style=";" , Phillies
4884522 , Schedule structure modified this season to allow every team to play one series against every interleague team. Shortening meetings from 19 to 13 games , - , , style=";" , Phillies , style=";" , 94 , Tie, 33 , style=";" , Phillies, 61 , style=";" , Phillies
4974562 , , - , , style=";" , Phillies , style=";" , 42 , style=";" , Phillies, 21 , style=";" , Phillies, 21 , style=";" , Phillies
5014582 , ''Upcoming at Nationals, August 1417''
''Upcoming at Phillies, August 2224'' , - , Montreal Expos vs. Philadelphia Phillies , style=";" , Phillies , style=";" , 3042912 , style=";" , Expos, 149144 , style=";" , Phillies, 1601422 , , - , Washington Nationals vs. Philadelphia Phillies , style=";" , Phillies , style=";" , 195164 , style=";" , Phillies, 9190 , style=";" , Phillies, 10474 , , - , Overall Regular season games , style=";" , Phillies , style=";" , 4994552 , style=";" , Nationals, 239235 , style=";" , Phillies, 2642162 , , - , Postseason games , style=";" , Nationals , style=";" , 32 , style=";" , Nationals, 20 , style=";" , Phillies, 21 , , - , Postseason series , style=";" , Nationals , style=";" , 10 , style=";" , Nationals, 10 , style=";" , Phillies, 10 , NLDS:

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 6 – A funeral service is held in West Germany for Nazi Grand Admiral ...

, - , Overall Regular season and postseason , style=";" , Phillies , style=";" , 5014582 , style=";" , Nationals, 241235 , style=";" , Phillies, 2662172 ,

References

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