"He's got a lot of fire," Castellanos said. "He's living his dream right now, right? Fresh in the big leagues, a lot of energy ... It's just fun to watch."

The Toronto Blue Jays did not have a very good weekend. They just got swept by the Philadelphia Phillies in a three-game series at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, which ended in an 11-4 loss on Sunday. Moreover, the Blue Jays appear to be among the teams that took a swing and missed out on the Rafael Devers sweepstakes.

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The pieces are falling back into place for the Philadelphia Phillies after a brief rough patch, as they seek a series sweep over the visiting Toronto Blue Jays in Sunday's finale at Citizens Bank Park.

The Philadelphia Phillies would like to find a solution to their center field ineptitude at the upcoming trade deadline.

With the Blue Jays up 1-0, Francis retired Kyle Schwarber and Alec Bohm before walking Nick Castellanos and Max Kepler. Then, the 29-year-old hit J.T. Realmuto with a pitch, walked Bryson Stott to bring in a run, and hit Otto Kemp to bring in another run. Toronto manager John Schneider had seen enough after that.

Kyle Schwarber hit a three-run homer, Ranger Suárez struck out six in seven shutout innings and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-0 on Friday night.