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

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.

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.

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.

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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

Alvarado was suspended 80 games without pay on May 18 after testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug.

The Philadelphia Phillies have activated left-handed reliever José Alvarado from the restricted list following the completion of his 80-game suspension. Alvarado, who will not be eligible to appear in a postseason game,

Philadelphia's starting pitchers combined for 34 strikeouts while their team collected 48 hits across three wins over the Seattle Mariners.

Sánchez had 12 strikeouts and allowed two earned runs across 6⅓ innings. Realmuto, who also had an RBI single in the third inning, hit the go-ahead two-run shot in the eighth.