The Philadelphia Phillies have used a hot stretch since the All-Star break to extend their division lead. Rob Thomson 's crew has a 5.5 game lead in the National League East heading into Tuesday's action. Even though Philadelphia brought in Jhoan Duran at the trade deadline to address their bullpen, the team is getting even more help. Jose Alvarado 's suspension is over and he is back.

Alvarado missed 80 games this season for a violation of Major League Baseball's drug policy . His absence significantly changed Thomson's bullpen strategy and led the Phillies to get aggressive on the trade market. Now, he has more than enough relievers to use against Philadelphia's opponents. The Phillies announced on their social media page that Alvarado has returned to the lineup .

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