The Phillies are HOT, and there’s no cooling them off at the moment. 🔥

Josh Liddick discusses the Phillies’ season-best six-game winning streak, their sweep of the Marlins, and a division race that has gone from seemingly out of reach to very much alive. Just eight days after sitting tied for the final Wild Card spot, the Phillies now find themselves three games clear of the Diamondbacks and only 4.5 games behind the Braves for the NL East crown.

Josh breaks down the latest edition of the Catchin’ Phils Four-Bagger, including the Phillies’ dominant stretch, the sweep of Miami, and the individual standouts who have helped fuel the turnaround — including Bryson Stott, Alec Bohm, Luis Arraez, and Aaron Nola.

Then, Josh looks ahead to this weekend’s series against the Cardinals, another Wild Card contender coming to Citizens Bank Park, before diving into some Phillies news and notes: the signing of left-hander Nestor Cortes and Awful Announcing’s annual local broadcaster rankings, which placed the Phillies’ broadcast crew sixth among all 30 MLB teams.

The Phillies are rolling. The division race is heating up. And there’s plenty to talk about.

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Episode timestamps:

01:15 — The Division Race Is Back On

11:30 — The Fish Get Swept

40:30 — The Phillies’ Recent Standouts

47:45 — Another Wild Card Battle

52:00 — Adding Nestor Cortes

54:20 — The Phillies’ Broadcast Crew Gets Its Flowers