Former Tiger Nick Castellanos had a solid performance, picking up two hits while scoring twice for the Phillies. Wenceel Perez was the long Tiger to register two hits, also scoring a couple of runs while driving in another thanks to a home run in the eighth inning.

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The Philadelphia Phillies get their lockdown closer for the bullpen in a trade with the Minnesota Twins for reliever Jhoan Duran.

What you should knowThe MLB trade deadline officially passed at 6 p.m.The Phillies' big move of the day was acquiring outfielder Harrison Bader from the Minnesota Twins.In exchange for Bader, the Phillies are giving up two prospects – double-A outfielder Hendry Mendez and 17-year-old Dominican Summer League right-hander Geremi Villoria.

Jhoan Duran made his first appearance with the Phillies on Friday, and his bullpen walkout will make Twins fans sick.

Manfred: “It was an individual picking a particular way to express himself. And I don’t think you need to make more out of that than that."

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred downplayed a reported tense meeting with the Philadelphia Phillies and specifically superstar Bryce Harper while speaking with reporters on Friday in Chicago, where he was in town to announce that the 2027 MLB All-Star Game will take place in Wrigley Field.

An altercation between MLB commissioner Rob Manfred and Philadelphia Phillies star Bryce Harper made headlines in July, with the two-time MVP reportedly standing “nose to nose” with the commissioner and telling him he could “get the [expletive] out of our clubhouse” if he was going to talk about implementing a salary cap (per ESPN’s Jeff Passan).