Bryce Harper lays waste to playoffs as Phillies set up World Series with Astros

• Slugger hits fifth home run of postseason to seal NLCS
• Astros reach World Series for fourth time in six seasons

Bryce Harper slugged his fifth homer of the postseason, a two-run blast in the eighth inning that turned Citizens Bank Park into a madhouse, and the $330m slugger powered the Philadelphia Phillies past the San Diego Padres 4-3 on Sunday and into the World Series for the first the time since 2009.

Rhys Hoskins also hit a two-run homer to spark Philadelphia's improbable run to the National League pennant and a shot at their first World Series championship since 2008.