Phillies closer Jhoan Duran showed off his might against AL MVP candidate Cal Raleigh, striking him out in three straight pitches.

The Phillies finished off a sweep of the Mariners yesterday with another 20-hit offensive explosion, the second in their three games against Seattle. In total, they outscored the Mariners 29-14 and out-hit them 48-21. And that’s leaving out the dominant performance of the Phillies starting pitchers.

Duran, 27, was acquired from the Minnesota Twins prior to the July 31 trade deadline. He has been electric in his two weeks with the Phillies, throwing four scoreless innings with four strikeouts. For the season, Duran has a 1.86 ERA with 20 saves in 53 1/3 innings.

The injury marred what was shaping up to be a solid win powered by back-to-back homers from Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper in the seventh inning against Nationals lefty Konnor Pilkington.

Philadelphia Phillies closer Jhoan Duran was driven off the field after he took a comebacker off the outer part of his right ankle in the ninth inning of a 6-2 victory at Washington.

Duran exited in the ninth after taking a 94.1 mph liner to his right ankle. The Phillies announced his X-rays were negative.

Jhoan Duran took a comebacker off his right foot on Friday and had to be carted off the field, but the Philadelphia Phillies closer said Saturday that he's fine.

Philadelphia Phillies closer Jhoan Duran described himself as "100%," a day after taking a line drive ball off his right ankle.

To help aid their outfield mess, the team acquired Harrison Bader from the Minnesota Twins. The start of their bullpen revival began in free agency, with veteran David Robertson being signed. Their biggest addition was a second deal with the Twins, landing closer Jhoan Duran.

The Phillies woke up on Monday morning with a 5.5-game lead in the NL East. They finally notched a sweep over the weekend, taking all three games from the Rangers in their visit d

What a difference a day makes. A sigh of relief can be heard from Phillies faithful everywhere as All-Star closer Jhoan Duran said he is “100 percent” after enduring a comebacker that struck his right ankle and leg late in Friday’s 6-2 win over the Nationals.