Jhoan Duran woke up at 3 a.m. Friday to catch a flight from Minneapolis to Philadelphia. He tried to sneak a nap in the hotel, but, well, he’s the father of a 3-year-old. “My little boy,” he said, “he’s got a lot of energy.

It was 30 minutes after Duran left the mound, and the Phillies readied to head home. Taijuan Walker sat at his locker and whistled Duran’s warm-up song. Duran overheard him and smiled. A few minutes later, Alec Bohm whistled it as he left the clubhouse.

Those four pitches were all splitters as Duran finished out a Phillies comeback victory over the Tigers to take the series opener -- and regain first place in the National League East. In one of the most electrifying games of the year, Duran stole the show in his debut.