While the Philadelphia Phillies are taking on the Arizona Diamondbacks in a West Coast showdown, they have quietly made an intriguing signing in Major League Baseball. Before getting into that, it’s important to note that the Phillies won the series opener on Monday night against the Diamondbacks and are now 4.

This weekend on NBC and Peacock, the MLB enters the home stretch of the season with several key games.

The one and only Stitches has been handicapping baseball, daily, for the Post since 2019. Miraculously, he has finished in the black twice. But wait there’s more. He showed his versatility by winning the Post’s NFL Best Bet crown last year.

Zack Wheeler struck out nine in six sharp innings, Kyle Schwarber hit his MLB-leading 41st home run and the Philadelphia Phillies pulled within four games of the first-place Braves in the NL East with

"The Phillies' Jesus Luzardo on the road this year: 9-0, 1.76 ERA, 116 K," OptaSTATS shared. "Since ERA became official in both leagues in 1913, no MLB pitcher has finished a season undefeated with a sub-2.00 ERA & 100+ strikeouts on the road."

MLB players and baseball figures are rallying around Phillies prospect Gabriel Barbosa after his Stage 3 colon cancer diagnosis.

Spring Training for the Phillies will officially get underway on February 19, with a game against the Detroit Tigers in Lakeland, Fla. The Phillies will make their first appearance at BayCare Ballpark on February 20, hosting the Toronto Blue Jays for their Grapefruit League Home Opener and then the New York Yankees the following day.

Bryson Stott and the Philadelphia Phillies will take on the Atlanta Braves for Game 2 of a four-game set on Saturday.