But it was his ability to put the bat on the ball and run that helped the Phillies to an 8-7 victory over the Dodgers on Sunday afternoon at Citizens Bank Park. He helped the Phillies win the series against the defending World Series champions,

PHILADELPHIA — Nick Castellanos hit a grand slam, and the Philadelphia Phillies rallied with two runs in the seventh inning to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-7 on Sunday. The Phillies took two of three from the World Series champion Dodgers, a series that might not mean much by October but put a little juice into an early April weekend.

The Philadelphia Phillies will close a six-game homestand on Sunday afternoon by looking to take the rubber match in their three-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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Luzardo leaned on his offspeed pitches to post eight strikeouts and retire 13 batters in a row at one point. J.T. Realmuto also made two clutch throws.