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Phillies closer Jhoan Duran showed off his might against AL MVP candidate Cal Raleigh, striking him out in three straight pitches.
NBC Sports Philadelphia missed an opportunity to show Jhoan Duran's full walk-on at Citizens Bank Park Tuesday night.
Phillies Announce Jhoan Duran News After Leaving Nationals Game originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
Philadelphia Phillies closer Jhoan Duran was driven off the field after he took a comebacker off the outer part of his right ankle in the ninth inning of a 6-2 victory at Washington.
Duran, 27, was acquired from the Minnesota Twins prior to the July 31 trade deadline. He has been electric in his two weeks with the Phillies, throwing four scoreless innings with four strikeouts. For the season, Duran has a 1.86 ERA with 20 saves in 53 1/3 innings.
Jhoan Duran took a comebacker off his right foot on Friday and had to be carted off the field, but the Philadelphia Phillies closer said Saturday that he's fine.
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Jhoan Durán earns a save in his Philly debut as Philadelphia rallies to beat the Tigers 5-4
Jhoan Durán earned a save in his Philadelphia debut after Bryson Stott beat a throw to first base and was ruled safe on an overturned review call for the go-ahead RBI single in the eighth inning as the Phillies beat the Detroit Tigers 5-4.
The Phillies traded for reliever Jhoan Duran this season. More information is coming out about how close they were to losing him.
Duran exited in the ninth after taking a 94.1 mph liner to his right ankle. The Phillies announced his X-rays were negative.
Phillies closer Jhoan Duran left Friday night's game against the Nationals on a cart after a comebacker struck him on the right foot, though manager Rob Thomson said the cart was used mostly as a precaution.
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Alec Bohm homers in his return as the Philadelphia Phillies defeat the Washington Nationals, 11-9
Alec Bohm hit a three-run home run in his return from the injured list, Nick Castellanos also homered, and the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Washington Nationals.