The month of May certainly didn’t end the way the Phillies would have hoped. Jesús Luzardo's unbeaten run to start his Phillies career came to an end in disastrous fashion in the club’s 17-7 loss to the Brewers at Citizens Bank Park on Saturday.

We have myriad traditions in baseball and one of the many is using Memorial Day as a tentpole. There's still plenty of time for teams that have been good so far to fall apart and also tons of time for a disappointing team to get hot and do something like win 15 of 20 to thrust themselves into contention.

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Baseball is known for its family connections. There are legendary baseball families, from the DiMaggios to the Griffeys to the Bondses to the Alous to the Guerreros, and so many more. But MLB isn't just about baseball connections.

The Milwaukee Brewers and Philadelphia Phillies play the finale of their 3-game series in Philadelphia Sunday at Citizens Bank Park.

Tuesday’s win over the Braves was a perfect example. While Bryce Harper’s first inning exit left a gloomy cloud over Citizens Bank Park after taking a 95 mph fastball off the elbow from Spencer Strider. He dropped to a knee and had to exit with visible pain.

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The Philadelphia Phillies got a dominant performance from Mick Abel on Sunday. Abel handled the Pittsburgh Pirates with ease.

It's never fun trading a top pitching prospect, especially one who showed as much upside as Abel in an MLB uniform. The Phillies would be running the risk of watching him develop into a frontline arm with another team. While that'd sting, the Phillies are a team in World Series contention. They need to act like it by trading a top prospect.

Mick Abel stayed under control in his major league debut. Abel outdueled Paul Skenes, striking out nine over six innings to lead Philadelphia over the Pittsburgh Pirates 1-0 for a three-game sweep and the Phillies’ 15th win in 20 games.