The Phillies went 3 and 1 this stretch and now sit at 54 and 43. They took one game against the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday, July 9, winning 1-0, then headed to Comerica Park for a three game series against the Detroit Tigers. They dropped the opener 2-10 on Friday, but bounced back to win 4-2 on Saturday and 5-0 on Sunday, taking that series.
That stretch moved things in the standings. The Phillies were 3 games back in the National League East on July 8 and now sit 2 games back, still in second place. The Atlanta Braves stayed on top despite going just 2 and 2 themselves this week, so the gap closed a bit without Philadelphia needing to make up much ground. The Phillies are on a two game winning streak, and over the last ten games they're an even 5 and 5.
Derek Hill (CF) had a strong week at the plate, going 3 for 4 with a home run on July 10, then adding a hit and 3 stolen bases on July 11. Across the four games he hit .333. J.T. Realmuto (C) went 2 for 3 on July 12. On the mound, Jesús Luzardo threw 7 scoreless innings with 11 strikeouts on July 9, and Zack Wheeler matched him with 6 scoreless innings and 10 strikeouts on July 12.
There's no game action the last three days. The league paused for the All-Star Game on July 14, so the Phillies last played July 12 and are off until they host the New York Mets on Thursday, July 16 at 4:10 PM PDT at Citizens Bank Park, a three game series to kick off the second half.