Duran, 27, was acquired from the Minnesota Twins prior to the July 31 trade deadline. He has been electric in his two weeks with the Phillies, throwing four scoreless innings with four strikeouts. For the season, Duran has a 1.86 ERA with 20 saves in 53 1/3 innings.

Philadelphia Phillies closer Jhoan Duran was driven off the field after he took a comebacker off the outer part of his right ankle in the ninth inning of a 6-2 victory at Washington.

What a difference a day makes. A sigh of relief can be heard from Phillies faithful everywhere as All-Star closer Jhoan Duran said he is “100 percent” after enduring a comebacker that struck his right ankle and leg late in Friday’s 6-2 win over the Nationals.

The Los Angeles Dodgers were seemingly linked to every top relief pitcher who was available at this year’s MLB trade deadline amid their search for bullpen help, including Jhoan Duran and Griffin Jax of the Minnesota Twins.