On Monday, the Philadelphia Phillies will open up a collection with the St. Louis Cardinals in Missouri.
They’re coming off a collection the place they dropped two out of three video games to the Toronto Blue Jays.
That mentioned, the Phillies gained by a rating of 7-6 on Sunday.
Phillies Launched Former Blue Jays Prospect
GettyRiley Tirotta #87 of the Toronto Blue Jays poses for a portrait throughout picture day on the Toronto Blue Jays Participant Improvement Complicated on February 20, 2026 in Dunedin, Florida.
Earlier this month, the Phillies launched Riley Tirotta from their group.
MLB.com wrote (on August 4): “Studying Fightin Phils launched 3B Riley Tirotta.”
Tirotta didn’t play in a sport for the Phillies.
He had been with their Double-A.
Trying At Tirotta
GettyRiley Tirotta #87 of the Toronto Blue Jays poses for a portrait throughout picture day on the Toronto Blue Jays Participant Improvement Complicated on February 20, 2026 in Dunedin, Florida.
Tirotta was picked within the twelfth spherical of the 2021 MLB Draft by the Blue Jays.
He spent a part of six seasons with the group earlier than getting launched earlier this 12 months (after which signing with the Phillies).
This 12 months, the 27-year-old is batting .195 with eight residence runs and 33 RBIs in 80 video games throughout Double-A and Triple-A (for the Phillies and Blue Jays’ associates).
GettyRiley Tirotta #87 of the Toronto Blue Jays poses for a portrait throughout picture day on the Toronto Blue Jays Participant Improvement Complicated on February 20, 2026 in Dunedin, Florida.
Will probably be attention-grabbing to see if Tirotta will get picked by one other group earlier than the top of the 2026 season.
Trying At The Phillies Proper Now
GettySupervisor Don Mattingly #8 of the Philadelphia Phillies seems on throughout a rain delay in third inning of a baseball sport in opposition to the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on August 2, 2026 in Baltimore, Maryland.
The Phillies are at present the second-place group within the Nationwide League East with a 63-56 file in 119 video games.
They’ve gone 6-4 over their final ten video games (and are 31-26 in 57 video games on the highway).
Trying At The Blue Jays Proper Now
GettyKazuma Okamoto #7 of the Toronto Blue Jays stands within the on-deck circle through the sport in opposition to the Philadelphia Phillies at Residents Financial institution Park on August 9, 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
On the opposite aspect, the Blue Jays are at present the last-place group within the American League East with a 56-63 file in 119 video games.
They are going to host the Boston Purple Sox on Monday night time in Canada.
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