Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Cristopher Sanchez. He showed plenty of promise in 2023 when he transitioned into being

The Phillies benefited from catcher interference again, the Dodgers made an embarrassing play, Cal Raleigh goes yard and more from Tuesday's MLB action.

Former MLB executive Jim Bowden loves the fit between the Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago White Sox outfield Luis Robert Jr.

Bryce Harper went yard for his 350th career home run in the Philadelphia Phillies' showdown with the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday, becoming the fifth active player to reach the milestone.

Yet it's also a team truly capable of winning the World Series. They currently sit in first place in the NL East (-1320 to make the playoffs, per Caesars ), though that race figures to go down to the wire with the Mets. So, again, the Phillies are strong buyers and should be doing everything possible to win the title this season.

As recently as two years ago, Cristopher Sanchez was a pitcher in transition, earning some major league time yet frequently shuttling between the Phillies and their Triple-A affiliate in the Lehigh Valley.

Bryce Harper hit the 350th homer of his career and four Phillies teammates also went deep, yet it wasn’t enough for Philadelphia to beat Boston.

Edmundo Sosa's checked swing resulted in catcher's interference with bases loaded, giving the Phillies a bizarre 3-2 walk-off win over the Red Sox in a scenario not seen since 1971.

Jeff Passan provided a potential complication in a possible Phillies' trade pursuit of Guardians star Emmanuel Clase.

The Major League Baseball trade deadline is July 31, which means we're eight days away and the ticking of the clock is starting to become audible. We've seen very little movement thus far, but there's still some sorting out to be done in the standings and we've got over a week.