New Delhi, Aug. 3 -- The Philadelphia Phillies have acquired three-time batting champion Luis Arraez from the San Francisco Giants in Major League Baseball (MLB) in a move for the proven bat that Philadelphia's lineup needed in its chase for a fifth straight trip to playoffs and first World Series championship since 2008.

Arraez is batting a National League-best .324 with four homers and 47 RBIs with an .801 OPS. He's a four-time All-Star and, of importance in the free-swinging Philadelphia Phillies lineup, is a contact hitter who rarely strikes out. He has struck out just 236 times over his eight-year career.

Arraez has 25 walks to 21 strikeouts this season. The Phillies .304 on-base is second worst in the majors, only ahead of the New...