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PHILADELPHIA \u2014 Jhoan Duran has heard about \u201cRed October\u201d and snippets about what postseason baseball is like in Philadelphia, but the Phillies closer is finding it hard to envision. After all, pitching in front of passionate fans at a packed Citizens Bank Park has made every night feel like the playoffs to him.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s incredible,\u201d he said. \u201cI feel like when I played for Minnesota in the \u201923 playoffs. That\u2019s what I feel like when I pitch over here every day.\u201d<\/p>\n

Duran was traded to the Phillies on July 30, a day before the Twins\u2019 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.<\/p>\n

Entering Friday\u2019s contest with the Twins, Duran had a 2.29 ERA in 19 2\/3 innings pitched with the Phillies. He has almost as many saves (15) as he did in the first four months of the season with the Twins (16). Bader, meanwhile, has become the Phillies\u2019 every day center fielder. Entering Friday, he was hitting .314 with an .850 OPS since joining the Phillies.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are a lot of things that happen in the game that \u2026 are out of your control. When things do work out well, and I think a team does right by you and allows you to continue your season playing meaningful baseball, I\u2019m very, very grateful for it,\u201d Bader said.<\/p>\n

The 31-year-old is playing for his sixth different organization, and July\u2019s trade marked the second time he had been dealt at the deadline. A veteran on an expiring contract, a trade was expected.<\/p>\n

But it was a newer experience for Duran, who was traded as a minor leaguer but had only ever played for the Twins as a major leaguer, and has two more seasons before he hits free agency. Duran said he was playing in his backyard with his son when he got the call letting him know he had been traded.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was shocked a little bit. It\u2019s not like a big surprise to me because I knew maybe something would happen, but I didn\u2019t want to accept the idea that something would happen,\u201d Duran said. \u201cThat\u2019s a surprise to me because I wanted to be on the team. They gave me the opportunity to be in the major leagues for a first time and I wanted to be there for a long time. They gave me a good opportunity here, too, so I\u2019ll take it.\u201d<\/p>\n

From the moment he stepped onto the Citizens Bank Park diamond, Duran has been a hit in Philadelphia. Along with the closer, the Twins also sent along his electric entrance, which quickly went viral on social media when the Phillies introduced it for the first time.<\/p>\n

And soon, it very well could be used in postseason play once again as the duo \u2014 along with former Twin Max Kepler \u2014 chase after a World Series ring.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m just really glad the Twins dealt me to a contender,\u201d Bader said. \u201cI don\u2019t want to speak for Duran, but I\u2019m sure he feels the same way.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Mick Abel, whom the Twins received as part of the return for Duran, will start Saturday night\u2019s game for Minnesota against Philadelphia. \u2026 Kody Clemens, whom the Twins acquired from the Phillies in April, got a nice round of applause from the fans during his first-inning at-bat.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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