Phillies' Nick Castellanos: Slugs two home runs in win
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Castellanos went 3-for-3 with two solo home runs and an additional walk in Thursday's 3-1 win over Atlanta in Game 4 of the NLDS.
Castellanos did the heavy lifting once again in this contest, as he has now hit two home runs on back-to-back nights in the midst of a power surge. The right-hander is no stranger to the long ball, slugging 29 home runs across 157 games in the regular season, but this hot stretch has come at an opportune time in these must-win matches. Castellanos is now slashing an electric .391/.440/1.000 line in 25 plate appearances this postseason with four home runs, six runs and five RBI. The outfielder will look to keep the streak going in the NLCS next week against the Diamondbacks.
Phillies' Nick Castellanos: Resting during afternoon game
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Castellanos will be on the bench for the afternoon portion of Saturday's doubleheader against the Mets.
The Phillies will be the fourth seed in the National League no matter what happens over the weekend, so their primary priority will be ensuring that nobody gets hurt or overworks themselves. Cristian Pache will get a start in right field in the afternoon game.
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Phillies' Nick Castellanos: Takes seat Wednesday
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Castellanos is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against Pittsburgh.
It's a well-deserved day off for Castellanos after he made 51 consecutive starts, and he was productive at the plate during that span with 11 doubles, 15 homers, 46 RBI and an .860 OPS. Cristian Pache will man right field after Philadelphia secured its spot in the playoffs Tuesday.
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Phillies' Nick Castellanos: Homers again, drives in four
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Castellanos went 2-for-3 with a home run and four RBI in Thursday's victory over the Mets.
Castellanos launched a 454-foot homer off Jeff Brigham in the sixth inning Thursday, the deciding blow in Philadelphia's eventual 5-4 victory. The 31-year-old Castellanos is now 4-for-8 with two homers and seven RBI in his last two games. He's up to 103 RBI on the campaign, a new career high. Overall, Castellanos is batting .274 with a .788 OPS and 28 home runs in an impressive bounce-back year with the Phillies.
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Phillies' Nick Castellanos: Mashes two homers in win
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Castellanos went 2-for-5 with two homers and three RBI in Wednesday's victory over Atlanta.
Castellanos took Bryce Elder deep to lead off the second inning, putting Philadelphia up 2-0 early. But the right fielder wasn't done there, launching another homer off Elder in the fourth, this time a two-run shot, as the Phillies extended their lead. Castellanos now has five homers in his last eight games to go along with 10 RBI and eight runs scored. He needs just one more RBI to give him 100 for the season, a feat he's accomplished twice prior in his big-league career.
Castellanos went 1-for-3 with a walk, a stolen base and two RBI in Sunday's loss to the Cardinals.
Castellanos provided a clutch base hit in the eighth to knot things up at 5-5 and also notched a stolen base for the second consecutive game. The 31-year-old has 11 hits, 10 RBI and three steals over his last nine games, making it the first time in his 10-year career that he's reached double-digit steals (he has 10) in a season. Castellanos has resurfaced as one of the more dangerous bats in the Phillies' lineup this year. He's now slashing .272/.310/.458 with 24 homers, 95 RBI, 73 runs and a 33:173 BB:K in 629 plate appearances.
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Phillies' Nick Castellanos: Enjoys big game Saturday
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Castellanos went 2-for-5 with a double, a home run, two total runs and three total RBI on Saturday in a 12-1 win against St. Louis.
Castellanos belted a three-run shot to left field in a seven-run seventh-inning for Philadelphia. The veteran outfielder has four multi-hit outings over his past nine games, slashing .268/.262/.537 with two homers, five doubles and nine RBI over that span. However, Castellanos has also struck out 16 times without drawing a walk during that period, and his 27.9 percent strikeout rate on the campaign is on pace to be the worst of his career.
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Phillies' Nick Castellanos: Slugs 21st homer
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Castellanos went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI in Saturday's 12-3 rout of the Nationals.
The Phillies were actually down 3-0 heading into the seventh inning, but Castellanos woke up his offense by launching a three-run homer to right-center field off Andres Machado. The 31-year-old slugger has been doing major damage in August when he makes contact -- despite a 1:21 BB:K, Castellanos is slashing .301/.307/.630 through his last 17 games with 18 RBI and seven of his 21 homers on the season.
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Phillies' Nick Castellanos: Homers again in win
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Castellanos went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in Thursday's 6-2 victory over Washington.
The 31-year-old outfielder padded Philadelphia's lead with a two-run shot in the seventh inning. Castellanos has now reached 20 homers for the fifth time in his career. In 10 games since the beginning of August, he has posted a stellar 1.039 OPS with six long balls and 12 RBI during that stretch.
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Phillies' Nick Castellanos: Homers twice in win
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Castellanos went 2-for-4 with two homers and three RBI in Wednesday's win over the Nationals.
Castellanos extended the Phillies' lead to 3-0 with a two-run homer off MacKenzie Gore in the opening frame before adding a second long ball, his 19th of the year, in the third. Castellanos now has hits in 10 straight games -- he's gone 13-for-43 (.302) with five homers in that span. The hot streak has boosted the 31-year-old Castellanos' slash line to .277/.317/.467 with 70 RBI, 60 runs scored and seven stolen bases across 448 plate appearances this season.
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Phillies' Nick Castellanos: Homers in win
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Castellanos went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in Sunday's 8-4 win over Kansas City.
Castellanos extended Philadelphia's lead to 7-4 with a two-run, 429-foot homer off Jonathan Heasley in the fifth inning. It's Castellanos' 17th homer of the year and his third in six games. Overall, the 31-year-old outfielder is slashing .274/.315/.455 with 67 RBI, 57 runs scored and six stolen bases across 466 plate appearances this season.
Phillies' Nick Castellanos: Launches game-winning homer
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Castellanos went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's 3-1 win over the Marlins.
Castellanos provided the big blow in Tuesday's comeback win over the Marlins, blasting a two-run homer off David Robertson in the ninth inning to put the Phillies ahead 3-1. The 31-year-old Castellanos had been slumping coming into Tuesday's contest, going just 4-for-38 (.105) over his last nine games. Overall, he's sporting a .273/.315/.449 slash line with 15 homers, 53 runs scored, 62 RBI and six stolen bases across 444 plate appearances this season.
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Phillies' Nick Castellanos: Sitting Monday
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Castellanos is not in Monday's lineup against the Marlins, Corey Seidman of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports.
Castellanos is receiving his first day off in two weeks. Johan Rojas will slot into the lineup in center field with Brandon Marsh sliding over to right field.
