Ku qor sii wadida cutubkan - Phillies waxay ka adkaadeen kaarka duurjoogta ah ee Colorado Rockies ee Horyaalka Qaranka ee Horyaalka Qaranka (NLDS), seddex ciyaarood hal ciyaar, oo u gudubtay Horyaalka Horyaalka Qaranka ee Horyaalka (NLCS). Waxay mar kale la ciyaarayaan Los Angeles Dodgers, waxay sameynayaan kulankii ugu horeeyay ee dib u soo celinta NLCS sanado gadaal gadaal ah tan iyo 2004
Taxanaha 2003-05, markii Houston ay wajahday St. Louis, iyo ciyaartii 3aad ee LCS ee sanado isku xigta tan iyo 2000 (midda kale ee 2003-04 ALCS ee u dhaxeysay New York iyo Boston), Phillies waxay ku guuleysteen NLCS, afar ciyaarood hal ciyaar, iyagoo noqday kooxdii ugu horreysay ee ku celisa horyaalnimada National League tan iyo 1995-96 Atlanta Braves. Ryan Howard wuxuu ku guuleystay MVP ee NLCS waxqabadkiisa weerarka xoogga leh inta lagu gudajiray taxanaha. Howard wuxuu isku daray rikoodhkii Lou Gehrig ee xilli ciyaareedka kadib isagoo ugu yaraan hal RBI ku leh siddeed ciyaarood oo isku xigta oo dhan NLDS iyo NLCS. Waxay noqdeen horyaalkii ugu horreeyay ee Taxanaha Adduunka ee ku soo laabta Taxanaha Adduunka sanadka soo socda tan iyo 2000 <unk> 01 New York Yankees.