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Phillies closer Jhoan Duran showed off his might against AL MVP candidate Cal Raleigh, striking him out in three straight pitches.
Phillies pitcher Jesús Luzardo earned a few stray boos from the crowd after allowing a first-inning home run to the Seattle Mariners’ Julio Rodríguez. By the time Luzardo left the game after a masterful six-inning,
Realmuto launched a two-run homer in the eighth inning Tuesday, snapping a 4-4 tie and providing the winning runs as the Phillies captured the series. All that remained after the homer was for closer Jhoan Duran to enter to his anticipated light show and blow away the Mariners with a 102-mph fastball and 100-mph splinker.
The Philadelphia Phillies are starting to make a name for themselves in one of the rarest ways a team can benefit in Major League Baseball. For the third time in less than a month, they were awarded first base after a catcher’s interference call, a play that almost never shows up in box scores.
The Philadelphia Phillies and the Seattle Mariners close out their three-game series on Wednesday. Philadelphia beat the Mariners 6-4 on Tuesday and has won three straight games. Meanwhile, Seattle has dropped four consecutive contests.
The Philadelphia Phillies will face a decision on Kyle Schwarber in free agency, but he is not the only superstar Phillies player hitting the open market.
Preview the Aug. 20 matchup between the Philadelphia Phillies and Seattle Mariners with recent trends, how to watch, livestream info, and more.
Luzardo was the third straight lefty starter, the upheaval of Wheeler having a start delayed and then Aaron Nola’s return lining up the southpaws. That’s not manager Rob Thomson’s preference. But in this odd series where all three got to face the same team, it worked beautifully.
NBC Sports Philadelphia missed an opportunity to show Jhoan Duran's full walk-on at Citizens Bank Park Tuesday night.
Phillies score five runs in the bottom of the 7th inning, including an RBI single from Trea Turner, Bryce Harper, Kyle Schwarber, and Bryson Stott
The Philadelphia Phillies' Jordan Romano has been unreliable all season, and his manager said the quiet part out loud on Tuesday.