They entered play on Sunday afternoon with the second-worst bullpen ERA going all the way back to May 30 (5.53). In that span, no other team has been giving up more home runs in relief (1.7 per nine innings) and Yankees relievers have the highest FIP in baseball (5.18) as well.

Riding a four-run second inning against Phils’ starter Zack Wheeler, the Yankees held on for a 4-3 victory, getting 11 outs from their beleaguered bullpen. After veteran lefty Carlos Rodon exited with a one-run lead in the sixth, the foursome of Jonathan Loaisiga, Luke Weaver, Tim (every day) Hill and Devin Williams sewed up the win.

Manager Rob Thomson later provided an update, revealing that Castellanos is participating in pre-game running drills as a final test before resuming game action. Through 102 games this season, Castellanos has remained a steady contributor in the everyday lineup, hitting .270 with a .745 OPS, 13 homers and 56 RBIs.

The Yankees salvaged a series and avoided a sweep on Sunday, as they defeated the Phillies, 4-3, in the Bronx.

As shared by Matt Gelb of The Athletic (subscription required), “Entering Saturday’s game, the Phillies ranked fourth in OPS (.780), slugging (.455) and home runs (29) and fifth in average (.259) and OBP (.325) after 18 games in July.” Leading the way are two of their stars: designated hitter Kyle Schwarber and first baseman Bryce Harper.

Third baseman Edmundo Sosa was elbowed in the back by Brandon Marsh in a collision while catching Jazz Chisholm Jr.'s seventh-inning popup.

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Allen refused to campaign for Cooperstown before he died in December of 2020. So others did. And it paid off on Sunday when the Phillies legend finally received baseball's ultimate honor.