The Phillies have a lot to assess, including whether it’s time to bring up prized prospect Justin Crawford and Max Kepler’s future on the roster.

Phillies slugger Bryce Harper was ejected in the seventh inning of Friday's game against Detroit for arguing a called third strike on a check swing. The Phillies scored three runs in the seventh to tie the game 3-all and had two runners on base with two outs when Harper faced Tigers reliever Will Vest.

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."

Before the Phillies turned out the lights on the Tigers, they turned out the actual lights. Welcome to the Jhoan Duran Show. This is what it looks like to have an actual closer. The ninth inning becomes a spectacle.

Acquired by the Philadelphia Phillies in a trade ahead of the MLB Trade Deadline, it did not take long for Jhoan Duran to electrify the crowd at Citizens Bank Park. Both with his entrance and with a four-pitch save in his Phillies debut.

With the Tigers in front to start the bottom of the eighth, the next Tigers reliever, Brennan Hanifee, would try and keep it that way. With one out, Castellanos singled, then hustled home when Kemp drove a fastball into the left field corner to give the Phillies their first lead of the night.

The AL Central-leading Detroit Tigers will wrap up a three-game road swing against the Philadelphia Phillies, who look to keep pace in the race for the NL East crown. Tigers starting pitcher Troy Melton (1-1,