The team rattled off an impressive win streak before hitting the All-Star break, then took a game from the juggernaut Chicago Cubs. Most recently, the Phillies needed extra innings and a catcher's interference fluke to defeat them, as starter Walker Buehler enjoyed an encouraging return to form.

Red Sox players weigh in on bizarre ending: The Red Sox found a particularly rare way to lose a game on Monday, falling 3-2 to the Phillies on a catcher’s interference call. It’s just the second time since 1920 that such a scenario has occurred at the Major League level.