In just his 11th start, Marchán hit a two-run homer, took a pitch off his foot to drive in the go-ahead run, and threw out two base stealers in Game 1 of their doubleheader.

The Phillies didn't exactly dominate in their series win against the Braves this week, but they continued playing extraordinary winning baseball — improving to 19-7 in the month of May. Bookended by a shutout and 9-3 drubbing, the Phils won in a dogfight in a middle game that saw the clubs combine for 23 hits to take the series 2-1.

Philadelphia Phillies manager Rob Thomson and ace pitcher Zack Wheeler had a humorous interaction before their doubleheader kicked off.

The Phillies are currently 35-19 and hold a two-game lead over the New York Mets for the National League East lead. That figures to be a tight, two-man race throughout the summer. Watch out for ...

The Atlanta Braves (25-27) visit the Philadelphia Phillies (34-19) as they open a 3-game NL East series Tuesday. The first pitch from Citizens Bank Park is slated for 6:45 p.m. ET (TBS). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's MLB odds around the Braves vs. Phillies odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

The Phillies came back late in the game to beat the A's on Saturday and Max Kepler may have spoken it into existence.

After dropping the series finale against the Athletics, the Philadelphia Phillies' nine-game win streak came to an end. But this stretch was good enough to put