Nick Castellanos had a good night on Friday, hitting his 250th career homer in a big spot to help the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-2. It's a sign that the veteran slugger is adjusting to his new role,

Alec Bohm’s batting practice this week at Dodger Stadium caught Phillies manager Rob Thomson’s eye. “Pretty impressive,” Thomson said Friday afternoon at Chase Field. “Showed some raw power. So, hopefully it transfers.

Corbin and Gabi followed the Ketel’s first inning homer with back-to-back singles. Gabi’s single came during a Corbin steal attempt. With the second baseman covering the bag, Gabi had plenty of room to shoot the ball through Gabi Lane. The ball nearly hit Corbin who had to jump over the ball as it whizzed under his feet.

Phillies fans can now enter a lottery until 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 12, to get the chance at buying 2025 playoff tickets.

The Phillies view Ohtani’s five shutout innings his first outing against them as a learning experience. “That’s big for us, to be able to get eyes on him,” said Kyle Schwarber.

Bader has been hitting leadoff for the Phillies and has a .333/.392/.507 slash line with the team so far. While that level of production is unlikely to persist, he has been so impressive that the Phillies could be looking for ways to keep him around next year.

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