Matt Rappa

Philadelphia Phillies third baseman Maikel Franco — once considered one of the club’s untouchable assets as it seeks to return to contention — may be on the trading block after all, according to Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe.

Thanks to a six-run, 12-hit offensive outburst, the Philadelphia Phillies (24-48) were able to defeat LHP Patrick Corbin and the Arizona Diamondbacks (46-28) Friday evening in the first of four games at Chase Field. Rookie RHP Mark Leiter Jr. earned his first Major League victory.

Behind right-hander Mark Leiter Jr.’s first Major League start, the Philadelphia Phillies (23-48) will take on the Arizona Diamondbacks (46-27) and southpaw Patrick Corbin Friday evening in the first of four games at Chase Field.

The Philadelphia Phillies (22-46) — 1-13-2 over their last 16 series — will take on the St. Louis Cardinals (31-37) in the first of a three-game set Tuesday evening at Citizens Bank Park. Veteran right-handers Jeremy Hellickson and Mike Leake will square off.

The Philadelphia Phillies (22-45) and rookie RHP Ben Lively will look to avoid being swept for the eighth time, as they take on LHP Robbie Ray and the Arizona Diamondbacks (43-26) in Sunday’s series finale matinee at Citizens Bank Park.

The Philadelphia Phillies (22-44) will look to avoid their 16th series defeat of the season as RHP Jerad Eickhoff opposes RHP Zack Godley and the Arizona Diamondbacks (42-26) — who are tied for the third-best winning percentage (.618) — Saturday afternoon at Citizens Bank Park.

Rookie RHP Ben Lively and the Philadelphia Phillies (21-41) will look to snap their six-game losing skid in the two-game series finale against the Boston Red Sox (35-28) and southpaw David Price Tuesday evening at Fenway Park.

The Philadelphia Phillies (21-40) and RHP Jerad Eickhoff return to the historic Fenway Park for the first time since Sept. 2015 as they take on RHP Rick Porcello and the Boston Red Sox (34-28) in the home-and-home series opener Monday evening.

The Philadelphia Phillies (21-39) — winless in four straight games and eight straight road series — will look to salvage the series finale against the St. Louis Cardinals (28-32) and avoid their sixth sweep Sunday afternoon at Busch Stadium.

The Philadelphia Phillies (21-38) and rookie RHP Nick Pivetta will oppose five-year veteran RHP Carlos Martinez and the St. Louis Cardinals (27-32) Saturday afternoon in the second of a three-game set at Busch Stadium.

The Philadelphia Phillies (21-36) will look for their sixth series victory in Thursday series finale against the Atlanta Braves (25-32) at SunTrust Park. Phillies right-hander Ben Lively will make his second career start as he opposes knuckleballer R.A. Dickey.

After losing 10 straight series to conclude May, the Philadelphia Phillies (21-35) will look to capture their second straight series win and fifth straight win overall Wednesday evening in the third of a four-game set against the Atlanta Braves (24-32) at SunTrust Park.

Major League Baseball’s worst two teams, the San Francisco Giants (22-33) and Philadelphia Phillies (17-34), will square off Friday evening in the first of a three-game series at Citizens Bank Park.

The Philadelphia Phillies (17-32) — having lost 23 of their last 29 games — will look to avoid their 10th consecutive series defeat Tuesday evening against southpaw Justin Nicolino and the Miami Marlins (19-30) at Marlins Park.

Behind right-hander Zach Eflin, the Philadelphia Phillies (17-30) will look to capture their fifth series win of the season as they take on right-hander Scott Feldman and the Cincinnati Reds (23-25) in the series finale Sunday afternoon at Citizens Bank Park.

The Philadelphia Phillies (16-30) will look to avoid their ninth consecutive series defeat in a Saturday matinee against the Cincinnati Reds (23-24) and 16-year veteran RHP Bronson Arroyo at Citizens Bank Park.

The Philadelphia Phillies (16-29) — losers in 20 of their last 25 games while being outscored 142-95 (-47) — will get a fresh start in the series opener against RHP Tim Adleman and the Cincinnati Reds (22-24) Friday evening at Citizens Bank Park.

Having lost four straight games and 19 of their last 23, the Philadelphia Phillies (15-28) will look to avoid their 11th series loss in the third of a four-game set against the Colorado Rockies (30-17) Wednesday evening at Citizens Bank Park.

The Philadelphia Phillies (15-27) — who have lost 18 of their last 22 games — will take on the National League-best Colorado Rockies (29-17) Tuesday evening in the second of a four-game series at Citizens Bank Park.

The Philadelphia Phillies (15-26) will begin a four-game series and seven-game homestand in the series opener against RHP Jeff Hoffman and the National League-best Colorado Rockies (28-17) Monday evening at Citizens Bank Park.

The Philadelphia Phillies (15-24) and RHP Vince Velasquez will look for continued success against RHP Ivan Nova and the Pittsburgh Pirates (18-24) in a Saturday matinee at PNC Park.

The Philadelphia Phillies (14-24) and RHP Jeremy Hellickson will kick-off the final series of their nine-game road trip, as they take on RHP Trevor Williams and the Pittsburgh Pirates (18-23) Friday evening at PNC Park.

The Philadelphia Phillies (13-19) have been swept for the third time of the season, dropping the series finale 11-6 to former World Series-winning catcher Carlos Ruiz and the Seattle Mariners (17-17) Wednesday afternoon at Citizens Bank Park.

Former Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz, who hit .266/.352/.393 with 68 home runs and 401 RBIs in 10-plus seasons with the Phillies from 2006 to 2016, will make his long-awaited return to the city of brotherly love.

The Philadelphia Phillies (12-17) and RHP Jeremy Hellickson will look to avoid being swept for the third time this season — as well as end their current five-game losing streak — in a Sunday series finale matinee against the Major League Baseball-best Washington Nationals (21-9) at Citizens Bank Park

Seeking to snap their four-game losing streak, RHP Vince Velasquez and the Philadelphia Phillies (12-16) will face RHP A.J. Cole and the division-leading Washington Nationals (20-9) in the second of a three-game series Saturday evening at Citizens Bank Park.

he Philadelphia Phillies (12-15) will look to snap their three-game skid in the series opener against the National League East division-leading Washington Nationals (19-9) and RHP Stephen Strasburg Friday evening at Citizens Bank Park. Phillies rookie RHP Nick Pivetta will make his second career start in place of injured RHP Aaron Nola (lower back strain).

Having split the first two of the four-game set with the Chicago Cubs (14-12), the Philadelphia Phillies (12-13) will send RHP Jerad Eickhoff to the mound in opposition of RHP Jake Arrieta Wednesday evening at Wrigley Field.

The Philadelphia Phillies (12-12) will look to solve Chicago Cubs (13-12) left-hander Jon Lester Tuesday evening in the second of a four-game set at Wrigley Field. Lester will oppose Phillies right-hander Jeremy Hellickson, who is tied for the National League lead in wins, 4.