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Hosts discuss a weekend report that Philadelphia Phillies third baseman Maikel Franco could be had in a trade and discuss the future of manager Pete Mackanin. 

Will Pete Mackanin be the Philadelphia Phillies manager in 2018? Read that and more Phillies news and rumors on SportsTalkPhilly.com.

The Phillies have promoted second baseman Scott Kingery to Triple-A.

The Phillies reportedly have a “standing offer” for Pat Neshek.

The Philadelphia Phillies (24-49) and veteran RHP Jeremy Hellickson will look to regain the series lead against RHP Randall Delgado and the Arizona Diamondbacks (47-28) Sunday afternoon at Chase Field.

The Philadelphia Phillies (24-48) and rookie RHP Ben Lively will oppose southpaw Robbie Ray and Arizona Diamondbacks (46-28) Saturday evening in the second of the four-game series at Chase Field.

The Philadelphia Phillies have acquired 26-year-old minor league RHP Mark Peterson from the Kansas City Royals and have assigned him to Triple-A Lehigh Valley, according to Matt Provence.

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.

A league scout praises Philadelphia Phillies prospect Scott Kingery. Read that and more Phillies news and rumors on SportsTalkPhilly.com.

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.

Philadelphia Phillies reliever Pat Neshek is drawing interest from the Washington Nationals. Read that and more Phillies news on SportsTalkPhilly.com.

The Phillies have tabbed right-hander Mark Leiter as their start for Friday night’s game in Arizona against the Diamondbacks.

Embed from Getty Images   By: Rebecca Serad, Sports Talk Philly Staff  Final: Philadelphia Phillies 5, St. Louis Cardinals 1 …

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Former coaches rave about Philadelphia Phillies first-round draft pick Adam Haseley. Read that and more Phillies news and rumors on SportsTalkPhilly.com.

Haseley signed a deal with a bonus of $5.1 million, compared to the normal value for the No. 8 overall slot of $4,780,400. 

Phillies starting pitcher Jerad Eickhoff has been placed on the 10-day disabled list with an upper back injury.

The team announced that reliever Jeanmar Gómez and outfielder Michael Saunders were designated for assignment.

This week’s Phillies mailbag looks at the Phillies closing situation, how the Phillies have used their draft picks, and when the Phillies might see Rhys Hoskins.

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.

In the latest edition of the 80-08 Philadelphia Phillies podcast, hosts discuss a report that suggests the Phillies could be interested in Giancarlo Stanton.

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.

A report says that the Phillies have discussed internally the prospect of making a trade for Marlins outfielder Giancarlo Stanton.

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.

The Philadelphia Phillies couldn’t hang on to a two-run lead in the seventh as the Arizona Diamondbacks earned a comeback win on Friday at Citizens Bank Park.

Former Philadelphia Phillies GM Ruben Amaro speaks candidly about his exit from Philadelphia. Read that and more Phillies news on SportsTalkPhilly.com.

The Philadelphia Phillies (22-43) look to carry momentum from their victory on Thursday as they play host to the streaking Arizona Diamondbacks (41-26) tonight at Citizens Bank Park.

Nick Pivetta pitched a season-high 7.0 innings of shutout baseball, but the Phillies struggled to score early as well. Boston posed a threat to Pat Neshek, who replaced Pivetta in the eighth inning. Chris Sale led off the top of the eighth inning with a double to left field and advanced to third on a fly ball to right off the bat of Mookie Betts. With one out and the go-ahead runner on third, Neshek struck out Dustin Pedroia and got Xander Bogaerts to pop up to escape the inning with no harm done. The Phillies were able to strike for some offense in the bottom of the eighth to take a late 1-0 lead, which they were able to hold onto for their first victory since June 6.