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.

New Detroit Tigers OF prospect Josueth Quinonez — acquired from the Philadelphia Phillies for Matt Manning — is hitting .287 in Dominican Republic.

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

Those four pitches were all splitters as Duran finished out a Phillies comeback victory over the Tigers to take the series opener -- and regain first place in the National League East. In one of the most electrifying games of the year, Duran stole the show in his debut.

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.

The Phillies acquired outfielder Harrison Bader for two minor leaguers, their second deal with the Twins in two days after landing closer Jhoan Duran.