That price didn't age well. The Twins jumped ahead early and had this game firmly in hand through 3 innings, but Philadelphia had already made a habit of chipping away at Minnesota pitching all weekend, and this finale went the same way.
A 4-run sixth pulled the Phillies within 1, and a 3-run eighth flipped the whole thing, turning a 5-0 hole into a 7-5 win. Philadelphia out-hit Minnesota 9-7 and played clean defense while the Twins committed an error, but the bigger story was a pitching staff that couldn't hold a lead it built early.
This wasn't a one-off. The Phillies had already taken the first 2 games of this set 7-1 and 9-1 before Sunday, so the finale completed a sweep that was lopsided from the start. Minnesota, playing without its best rotation pieces all series, simply never found an answer for a Philadelphia lineup that hit the ball hard from the first pitch to the last out of every game.
- Day-To-DayDerek Hill (CF) — Hill (shoulder) will start in right field and bat sixth in Monday's game against the Cardinals.08/16
- Day-To-DayTrea Turner (SS) — Turner is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins while he contends with a bruised right knee and ankle, MLB.com reports.08/16
- 10-Day-ILRafael Marchan (C) — Marchan (knee) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Thursday, Lochlahn March of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.08/13
- 15-Day-ILCaleb Kilian (RP) — Phillies interim manager Don Mattingly said that Kilian suffered a right side injury during his relief appearance in Sunday's 7-6 victory over the Blue Jays in 12 innings, Matt Gelb of The Athletic reports. Kilian allowed an unearned run on one hit over an inning of relief en route to earning his fourth win of the season.08/10
- 60-Day-ILTanner Banks (RP) — Banks (forearm) has progressed to throwing bullpen sessions, per MLB.com.08/16
- 60-Day-ILBrad Keller (RP) — Keller underwent right elbow UCL reconstruction surgery with internal brace and flexor tendon repair Tuesday, Lochlahn March of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.07/29
- 60-Day-ILJohan Rojas (CF) — Rojas (suspension) underwent surgery Friday to repair the UCL in his right elbow and will face an expected recovery timeline of 6-to-8 months, Scott Lauber of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.06/25
- 60-Day-ILAdolis Garcia (RF) — The Phillies announced that Garcia underwent successful surgery Wednesday to repair a torn right lat, Lochlahn March of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.06/24
- 15-Day-ILJoe Ryan (SP) — Ryan (glute) threw on flat ground Monday, Aaron Gleeman of AaronGleeman.com reports.08/11
- 15-Day-ILAnthony Banda (RP) — Banda underwent surgery to repair his left lat strain and will miss the remainder of the 2026 season, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.07/09
- 60-Day-ILMike Paredes (SP) — The Twins transferred Paredes (oblique) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Saturday.08/02
- 60-Day-ILCole Sands (RP) — Sands will undergo arthroscopic surgery Tuesday to remove loose bodies and bone spurs from his right elbow, Jack Azoulay-Haron of ElEmergente.com reports.07/31
- 60-Day-ILDavid Festa (SP) — Festa (shoulder) will undergo a season-ending double surgery Wednesday, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.07/29
- 60-Day-ILMick Abel (SP) — The Twins plan to re-evaluate Abel (elbow) on Sept. 1, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.07/20
- 60-Day-ILPablo Lopez (SP) — The Twins placed Lopez (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Thursday.05/08
Philadelphia moves to 66-58 on a series that leaves little doubt about who the better club was this week. Minnesota falls to 60-64 and heads into its next stretch needing healthy arms more than anything else — the injured list, not the scoreboard, was the real story of this series.