Philadelphia Phillies at Arizona Diamondbacks

The Phillies closed July having lost four straight games and four straight series, but they opened August with four straight wins and never looked back.  With a 2-1 victory over the D-backs in Monday’s series opener, the Phillies closed August at 21-7, tied for the 10th-best month by winning percentage in club history. They’ve swept four of their last five series and are riding a five-game heater. Bryson Stott lit the fuse in this one with a Statcast-projected 464-foot solo shot in the second inning, the longest home run of his career by a wide margin. His longest this season was 412 feet on May 3 in Miami, and his previous career long was 441 feet on Sept. 24, 2025, against the Marlins in Philly. “I knew I hit it good, and then I saw \[right fielder Corbin\