The Philadelphia Phillies benched Nick Castellanos earlier this week for his play and for choice words he said to manager Rob Thomson, now Castellanos is speaking out.

Nick Castellanos makes a nice catch at the wall to seal the Phillies 4-2 win over the Marlins on Watch ESPN, first streamed on Wednesday, June 18, 2025.

Nick Castellanos returned to the Philadelphia Phillies lineup and made the game-sealing catch in their 4-2 win over the Miami Marlins on Wednesday — a day after being benched for “an inappropriate comment” the outfielder made when he was pulled for a defensive replacement on Monday.

It’s Friday, June 20 and the Mets (45-30) are in Philadelphia to take on the Phillies (45-30). Blade Tidwell is slated to take the mound for New York against Zack Wheeler for Philadelphia.

Philadelphia has an outsized advantage in the pitching department tonight, and our Mets vs. Phillies predictions expect them to hand New York a multi-run loss on Friday, June 20, 2025.

The Philadelphia Phillies (44-30) face the Miami Marlins (29-43) in the finale of a 4-game set Thursday. First pitch from Loan Depot Park is set for 6:40 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's MLB odds around the Phillies vs. Marlins odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.