Phillies' Nick Castellanos: Homers, scores three times
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Castellanos went 3-for-4 with a solo home run, a double, and two additional runs scored in Wednesday's win over the Cubs.
Castellanos helped the Phillies clinch a first-round bye and home-field in the NLDS with his big performance. He belted his 30th double of the season in the opening frame before launching a solo home run off Javier Assad in the third inning to give the Phillies a 4-0 advantage. Castellanos is currently riding a seven-game hitting streak, batting .500 with five extra-base hits, five RBI and seven runs scored during that stretch. The 32-year-old has played in all 159 contests for the Phillies this season, slashing .253/.310/.428 with 23 home runs, 86 RBI, 79 runs scored and six stolen bases.
Castellanos went 1-for-2 with a walk, a two-run home run and a second run scored in Wednesday's 3-2 win over the Rays.
The 32-year-old outfielder put the Phillies in the lead early by taking Shane Baz deep in the first inning before coming home with the winning run in the sixth. Castellanos has had a somewhat disappointing season overall, but he's now reached 20 homers for the sixth time in his career, and 80 RBI for the fifth time.
Phillies' Nick Castellanos: Drives in all three runs in win
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Castellanos went 2-for-5 with a double and three RBI in Sunday's 3-2 extra-innings win over Atlanta.
Castellanos tied the game with a two-run double in the sixth inning and added a walk-off single in the 11th. He went 4-for-15 with four RBI during this weekend's four-game series versus Atlanta. Castellanos is up to a .249/.303/.421 slash line with 19 home runs, 76 RBI, 65 runs scored, 27 doubles and five stolen bases over 137 contests this season.
