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Phillies (28-53) vs. Pirates (37-46) 4:10 p.m. on CSN; streaming live on CSNPhilly.com and the NBC Sports App Aaron Nola, Freddy Galvis and Maikel Franco provided the fireworks Monday night and the Phillies will look to keep the momentum going against the Pirates on Independence Day. Here are five things to watch for during Tuesday's matchup: 1. If you start me up I'll never stop The Phillies are finally getting what they expected from their starting pitching, but not necessarily from likely sources. Nola's success is far from a surprise. He was tremendous Monday and has been over his last three starts. The former seventh overall pick is 3-0 with a 1.27 ERA. A nice development for the future Continue to Article

July 03, 2017 11:23:pm EST

Aaron Nola made his third consecutive excellent start to pick up his third straight win, blanking the Pirates over seven innings Monday night. A couple of early two-run homers from Freddy Galvis and Maikel Franco gave Nola more than enough support in a 4-0 victory, the Phillies' second shutout win of the season. Nola allowed just four hits, walked one and struck out eight, including the last two batters he faced with runners on the corner in the seventh. His final pitch whiffed pinch-hitting John Jaso after an eight-pitch at-bat. Nola wouldn't have even been in that jam if not for some shaky defense behind him. The win was the Phillies' fourth in six games. They're 28-53; the Pirates are 37-46. Continue to Article

July 03, 2017 11:00:pm EST

Phillies (27-53) vs. Pirates (37-45) 7:05 p.m. on CSN; streaming live on CSNPhilly.com and the NBC Sports App The Phillies return home for the holiday week after going 4-5 on a road trip to Arizona, Seattle and New York. They're home for the final seven games of the first half to host the Pirates for four and Padres for three before the All-Star break. Let's take a look at Game 1: 1. Nola draws the Bucs Aaron Nola faced the Pirates on May 21 in Pittsburgh in his return from a month-long DL stint. He allowed just one run on four hits over seven innings in an inspiring start filled with quick outs. Nola's work since then has been up and down. He's allowed four runs or more in three of his last Continue to Article

July 02, 2017 8:23:pm EST

PITTSBURGH -- The San Francisco Giants' recent run of success hasn't surprised Brandon Belt. Belt also wasn't surprised when he helped continue that success Sunday. Trailing 2-0, Belt started San Francisco's comeback with an RBI single in a three-run seventh inning, then added a two-run homer in the eighth as the Giants beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-3 Sunday at PNC Park for their season-high sixth straight win. "I think there's a confidence and expectation to win now," Belt said. "Whereas before, I don't think we had that. It actually might have been the opposite. Not sure what triggered it, but this is the way we feel we should've been playing the whole time. This is how our team should be playing." Continue to Article

July 02, 2017 7:19:pm EST

A year of personal highs continued for Phillies pitcher Pat Neshek when he was named to the National League All-Star team on Sunday. The Phillies are the worst team in the majors and no player other than Neshek has had a standout season. "Its been a long year," Neshek said after getting the news. Continue to Article

July 02, 2017 6:16:pm EST

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