Preview the Sept. 27 matchup between the Philadelphia Phillies and Minnesota Twins with recent trends, how to watch, livestream info, and more.

Minnesota is crawling toward the end of a disappointing season in which the team dealt away many of its key players. Included in that group is Jhoan Duran, who worked the ninth Friday for his 32nd save - 16 with the Twins and 16 since a midseason trade to the Phillies.

Though the prospect of leapfrogging the Milwaukee Brewers for the number one overall seed in the National League is fairly unlikely, the Philadelphia Phillies (95-65) refused to take their foot off the gas, defeating the Minnesota Twins (69-91) by a score of 3-1 on Friday night.

Christian Vázquez (3) Bottom 3 WPA: Trevor Larnach (-0.248), Byron Buxton (-0.134), Brooks Lee (-0.088) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) I think I will miss this team. There’s a comfort in baseball,

There are reasons the Phillies believe Nola can build on this performance. He is a competitor. He has a postseason track record. He has seen pretty much everything in a decade-plus in Philadelphia. “I have all the confidence in the world in Aaron Nola,” Thomson said before the game Friday.

Duran was traded to the Phillies on July 30, a day before the Twins’ front office imploded the roster, making seven more trades. The first of those was sending outfielder Harrison Bader to Philadelphia, as well, where the two now are thriving as the National League East winning-Phillies prepare for a playoff run.