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• Is Kyle Schwarber at first base still a thing?

  05-04-2025 21:45 via philliesnation.com
  Kyle Schwarber took some ground balls at first base prior to Saturday’s game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
  PHILADELPHIA — Before Saturday’s game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Kyle Schwarber was out taking ground balls at first base.
  In a spring training devoid of interesting storylines, Schwarber spending some time at first base was at least something to talk about. He started in four games at first base during Grapefruit League play for
  
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• Phillies’ new offensive approach still a work in progress: ‘We’ve got to get rolling’

  22-04-2025 16:23 via philliesnation.com
  
  Trea Turner walked twice in Monday’s loss against the Mets. (Photo by Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire)
  NEW YORK — The Phillies on Monday showed some life in the ninth.They came into the inning with no runs, no extra base hits and only three hits against the New York Mets, the team with the best ERA in MLB (2.43).
  With a five-run lead, the Mets tried to save their bullpen by leaving long reliever Max Kranick in for a three-inning save. But the Phillies were finally able to string
  
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• Home runs, velocity still a concern for Aaron Nola after latest start in New York

  22-04-2025 05:15 via philliesnation.com
  Aaron Nola was hurt by the long ball on Monday. (Photo by Rick Ulreich/Icon Sportswire)
  NEW YORK — Juan Soto stood and stared as his third-inning, sky-scraping foul ball hooked just outside the foul pole in right field at Citi Field. For a moment, it was called a three-run home run. But the replay review showed it narrowly missed staying fair.Close call.Aaron Nola flirted with disaster at times throughout Monday night’s game in Queens, New York. The right-hander fought hard, again w
  
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• Phillies’ offense wakes up too late as homers send Mets to series-opening win

  22-04-2025 04:01 via philliesnation.com
  Aaron Nola is 0-5 through his first five starts. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire)
  Aaron Nola looked great from the latter half of the third inning through the end of the sixth. It was his deepest outing, by one out, of the season so far. The ninth inning was fun for a bit.Other than that, look away.
  Not much — no, nothing — else went the Phillies’ way on Monday. Things didn’t start well for Nola, and his line didn’t end well because the bullpen’s night
  
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• Phillies blow late lead, settle for series win over Marlins

  20-04-2025 22:44 via philliesnation.com
  Orion Kerkering gave up three runs in the eighth inning on Sunday. (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
  PHILADELPHIA — Six outs away from a win and series sweep over the Marlins, the Phillies ended up dropping their series finale against the Fish on Sunday, 7-5 in 10 innings, settling for a series win instead.Rob Thomson called upon Orion Kerkering to protect a two-run lead in the top of the eighth, but the right-hander squandered it away. After allowing back-to-back singles to start the inn
  
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• Jesús deserved better after Easter Sunday gem versus former team

  20-04-2025 21:49 via philliesnation.com
  Jesús Luzardo gets a no-decision after pitching seven innings against the Miami Marlins on Sunday. (Madeline Ressler/Phillies Nation)
  PHILADELPHIA — Facing his former team on Easter Sunday, Jesús Luzardo rose to the occasion. He pitched seven innings for the second time this year, striking out seven and allowing two runs (one earned). He left the game with his pitch count at 88 and his team ahead by two runs. The Phillies (13-9) lost 7-5 in 10 innings.
  Against an aggres
  
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• Phillies Injury Updates: Brandon Marsh hamstring strain ‘as mild as it can be’

  20-04-2025 18:00 via philliesnation.com
  Brandon Marsh is going on the 10-day injured list with a right hamstring strain. (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
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  Brandon Marsh (right hamstring strain) Status: 10-day injured list
  The Phillies on Sunday, April 20 placed outfielder Brandon Marsh on the 10-day injured list (retroactive to April 17) with a right hamstring strain. He has not played since April 16 after tweaking his knee on a play in center field during the Giants series. Cal Stevenson was re
  
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• Phillies continue to feast on fish, hold on for win

  19-04-2025 22:22 via philliesnation.com
  
  Bryson Stott went 3-for-5 with 3 RBIs on Saturday. (Madeline Ressler/Phillies Nation)
  PHILADELPHIA — After scoring seven runs on nine hits on Friday, the Phillies’ offense continued feasting on Marlins’ pitchers on Saturday in an 11-10 victory. It was the Phillies’ third straight win, which secured, at least, a series victory over Miami.Bryson Stott and Trea Turner were at the center of the Phillies’ offensive outburst, combining for seven hits, five RBIs and four
  
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• Phillies Injury Updates: Brandon Marsh (knee) remains out of starting lineup

  19-04-2025 17:35 via philliesnation.com
  
  Brandon Marsh (knee) isn’t in the Phillies’ starting lineup for the third straight game on Saturday. (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
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  Brandon Marsh (right knee) Status: Day-to-day; Out of the lineup for third straight day on SaturdayBrandon Marsh tweaked his right knee on a play during the top of the seventh inning of Wednesday’s game against the San Francisco Giants. Wilmer Flores hit a single that took a sudden bounce. Marsh had to fal
  
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• Cole Hamels to make regular-season TV broadcasting debut on Sunday

  19-04-2025 16:04 via philliesnation.com
  
  Cole Hamels will be in the broadcast booth on Sunday. (Grace Del Pizzo, Phillies Nation)
  PHILADELPHIA — While it may not be as highly anticipated as his first start in the majors in 2006, Cole Hamels is on the verge of another big-league debut.Hamels, one of the best starting pitchers in Phillies franchise history and the MVP of the 2008 World Series, is set to serve as a color commentator on his first regular-season broadcast on Sunday. He’ll join a three-man television booth along
  
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• Phillies careful with surging Nick Castellanos as outfielder continues torrid start

  19-04-2025 05:13 via philliesnation.com
  
  Nick Castellanos was removed for precautionary reasons on Friday. (Don Otto, Phillies Nation)
  PHILADELPHIA — Nick Castellanos didn’t report any new injury. Manager Rob Thomson just wanted to get one of his hottest hitters out of harm’s way.After leaving Thursday’s win with left hip flexor tightness, Castellanos was back in the lineup for Friday’s series opener against the Marlins at Citizens Bank Park. But the Phillies pinch ran for the right fielder at first base
  
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• If ‘starting pitching wins championships,’ Phillies should feel great with Wheeler, Sánchez at the top

  19-04-2025 05:05 via philliesnation.com
  
  Zack Wheeler struck out 13 in the Phillies’ 7-2 win against the Miami Marlins on Friday night. (Madeline Ressler/Phillies Nation)
  PHILADELPHIA — It helps to have two National League Cy Young candidates pitching on back-to-back days.
  A day after Cristopher Sánchez struck out 12 and walked one over seven innings, Zack Wheeler one upped him. He punched out 13 Marlins hitters without allowing a free pass in the Phillies’ 7-2 victory over the Miami Marlins.
  It’s the fi
  
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• Phillies jump all over Alcantara as Wheeler dominates Marlins in opener

  19-04-2025 03:21 via philliesnation.com
  
  Zack Wheeler turned in a strong outing on Friday. (Maddie Ressler/Phillies Nation)
  Zack Wheeler did not have his very best stuff his last couple outings, and while it’s easy to blow early-season trends out of proportion, it’s hard to ever get too concerned about him. Wheeler demonstrated why on Friday, punching out 13 Marlins and walking zero in seven innings of two-run ball to lead the Phillies to a painless 7-2 series-opening win.The baker’s dozen strikeout total was one shy
  
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• Cristopher Sánchez’s changeup Thursday wasn’t just wipeout. It was historic

  18-04-2025 16:34 via philliesnation.com
  Cristopher Sánchez racked up a career-high 12 strikeouts on Thursday. (Madeline Ressler/Phillies Nation)
  Cristopher Sánchez recorded the final out of the fourth inning on Thursday against the Giants and flexed his arms in celebration. It was not a big spot: The bases were empty, the count 0-2, the Phillies leading by four.But it was the end of a ridiculous inning. Sánchez struck out that side in that fourth frame for his sixth, seventh and eighth punchouts of the game. All
  
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• Phillies avoid 2 serious injuries in outfield, but questions remain

  18-04-2025 03:00 via philliesnation.com
  Nick Castellanos (hip flexor) is expected to be back in the lineup on Friday. (Madeline Ressler/Phillies Nation)
  PHILADELPHIA – The Phillies have avoided two serious injuries in the already thin outfield. Right fielder Nick Castellanos left Thursday’s 6-4 win against the San Francisco Giants in the top of the seventh with left hip flexor tightness. He felt it while trying to run out a double play ball in the bottom of the fifth. He played defense in the sixth, but felt his hip
  
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• Phillies Injury Updates: Brandon Marsh (knee) out of the lineup

  17-04-2025 20:00 via philliesnation.com
  
  Brandon Marsh (knee) is out of the lineup for Thursday’s game against the Giants. (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
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  Brandon Marsh (right knee) Status: Out of the lineup for April 17 game against the San Francisco GiantsBrandon Marsh is not in the lineup after tweaking his right knee on a play during the top of the seventh of Wednesday’s game against the San Francisco Giants. Wilmer Flores hit a single that took a sudden bounce. Marsh had to fal
  
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• Phillies continue to struggle with runners in scoring position in lopsided loss to Giants

  17-04-2025 03:51 via philliesnation.com
  Bryce Harper homered in Wednesday’s loss to the Giants. (Madeline Ressler/Phillies Nation)
  Final Score: Giants 11, Phillies 4Phillies hitters remained patient against San Francisco Giants starter Robbie Ray, drawing five walks. Two came with the bases loaded in the bottom of the first inning. Bryce Harper was particularly patient. He walked on four pitches in each of his first two plate appearances.After seeing eight straight balls to begin his night in the batter’s box, Harper wast
  
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• Kyle Schwarber to make season debut in left field on windy night

  16-04-2025 23:45 via philliesnation.com
  Kyle Schwarber is playing left field on Wednesday. (Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire)
  PHILADELPHIA — The left-field conditions on Wednesday night might feel familiar for Kyle Schwarber.The former Cubs outfielder spent six seasons bracing the cold and wind at Wrigley Field. That could come in handy as he heads out for his first game of the season in the field while dealing with chilly temperatures and 25 mph gusts at Citizens Bank Park.“He’s an experienced guy,” Phi
  
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• Bryce Harper ‘thankful’ for baseball and family after in-game gender reveal

  16-04-2025 23:15 via philliesnation.com
  Bryce Harper revealed the gender of his fourth child through the color of his bat on Monday night. (Madeline Ressler/Phillies Nation)
  PHILADELPHIA — Waves of gratitude tend to hit Bryce Harper at weird times. He couldn’t stop thinking about the beautiful game of baseball in the on-deck circle during the third inning of Tuesday’s game against the San Francisco Giants. He was emboldened to challenge center fielder Jung Hoo Lee and tag up and take second base on a fly ball from K
  
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• Phillies get big day from bottom of order to ignite win over Giants

  16-04-2025 05:55 via philliesnation.com
  Alec Bohm had a good day on Tuesday. (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
  PHILADELPHIA — As the wind whipped and swirled in the second inning at Citizens Bank Park, the last two batters in the Phillies’ lineup made manufacturing a run look like a breeze.Alec Bohm stepped in the box with no outs and a runner on second base, moving him over to third with a groundout. Brandon Marsh, the No. 9 hitter, followed that up with a sacrifice fly to right field. The trips to the plate were product
  
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• Bohm’s much-needed hit, Realmuto’s first homer, wind lift Phillies past Giants

  16-04-2025 03:33 via philliesnation.com
  Alec Bohm hit a go-ahead single on Tuesday night. (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
  The Phillies will take runs however they can get them right now, and so they can thank the elements, somewhat, for doing their part on Tuesday night. A few big hits, some of which Citizens Bank Park’s swirling gusts helped produce, provided a jolt for a slumping offense whose six runs amounted to a series-tying victory over the Giants.
  But the biggest hit of the night was not aided by the weather, and it w
  
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• Struggling Brandon Marsh returns to lineup after one game, strong day of work

  15-04-2025 23:50 via philliesnation.com
  Brandon Marsh is back in the lineup on Tuesday.(Grace Del Pizzo, Phillies Nation)
  PHILADELPHIA — After only one day out of the lineup, the scuffling Brandon Marsh will be back in there as a starter for the Phillies on Tuesday night at Citizens Bank Park.The left-handed-hitting Marsh is hitless in the month of April and is riding an 0-for-26 slump at the plate. He was taking the struggles hard. Phillies manager Rob Thomson removed him from the batting order for Monday night’s game, a
  
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• Rob Thomson explains why he didn’t argue crucial strike three call

  15-04-2025 23:48 via philliesnation.com
  Rob Thomson is in his third full season as Phillies manager. (Photo by Rick Ulreich/Icon Sportswire)
  PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies had an opportunity to get back into Monday night’s game against the San Francisco Giants in the bottom of the seventh. With runners on first and second with two out, J.T. Realmuto crushed a deep fly ball to left that drifted just foul. They were inches away from cutting the deficit to one — and getting that elusive big hit with runners in scoring pos
  
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• Taijuan Walker’s second-inning struggles doom Phillies against Giants

  15-04-2025 03:28 via philliesnation.com
  Taijuan Walker struggled in the second inning on Monday. (Madeline Ressler, Phillies Nation)
  PHILADELPHIA — Taijuan Walker entered Monday having not allowed a run in his first 10 2/3 innings of the season, an impressive start for someone who struggled as much as he did a season ago.Walker wasn’t dominant in his first two starts. He danced with fire at times. He didn’t get burned. But the veteran right-hander continued to get in trouble on Monday in a four-game series opener ag
  
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• Brandon Marsh benched amid brutal hitless stretch, working to get ‘my rhythm back’

  14-04-2025 23:12 via philliesnation.com
  
  Brandon Marsh has struggled this season. (Grace Del Pizzo, Phillies Nation)
  PHILADELPHIA — Brandon Marsh took the field at Citizens Bank Park for early batting practice, searching for a better feeling in the batter’s box with a brutal 0-for-26 stretch at the plate hanging over his head.The outfielder will not be in the lineup as the Phillies open a four-game series with the Giants on Monday to start off a seven-game homestand. Manager Rob Thomson will give him a chance to reset. Mar
  
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• Phillies Injury Updates: Ranger Suárez’s next rehab outing moved to Wednesday

  14-04-2025 22:25 via philliesnation.com
  
  Ranger Suárez’s next rehab start will be on Wednesday. (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
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  Ranger Suárez (low back stiffness)Status: 15-day injured list; Began rehab assignment on Thursday, April 10.Left-hander Ranger Suárez is on the injured list with back stiffness. He dealt with a back issue last year as well. Taijuan Walker has taken his place in the rotation for the time being.Suárez pitched three innings in his first rehab
  
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• Phillies’ miserable offensive stretch continues in series loss to Cardinals

  13-04-2025 22:34 via philliesnation.com
  Brandon Marsh does not have a hit in the month of April. (Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire)
  The Phillies (9-6) just can’t get it going at the plate. They have been shut out twice in the last three games, dropping the finale against the Cardinals (7-8) in St. Louis 7-0. It’s the first time since August 2022 that the Phillies were held scoreless twice in a single series.
  They had opportunities early against St. Louis starter Matthew Liberatore, but couldn’t cash in. On a less
  
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• Phillies reportedly offered Kyle Schwarber an extension during offseason

  13-04-2025 13:32 via philliesnation.com
  Kyle Schwarber is scheduled to become a free agent after the 2025 season.(Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire)
  The Phillies tried to sign Kyle Schwarber to an extension in the offseason, according to The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal. With the way he is swinging the bat early — and the stunning lack of top free agents in next year’s class — the Phillies could regret not closing the deal.
  Schwarber is batting .288 with six home runs, 12 RBIs and a 1.114 OPS through his f
  
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• Double plays and two-out hits help Phillies beat Cardinals

  12-04-2025 22:44 via philliesnation.com
  Cristopher Sánchez induced four double plays on Saturday in 6 1/3 innings pitched. (Photo by John Cordes/Icon Sportswire)
  Cristopher Sánchez didn’t have strikeout stuff, but he had groundball-inducing stuff in the Phillies’ 4-1 win over the Cardinals in St. Louis.Sánchez got the Cardinals to ground into four double plays on Saturday. Three were inning-enders. Two got the left-hander out of one-out jams.St. Louis designated hitter Luken Baker grounded into a doub
  
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• New batting order doesn’t produce as Phillies drop opener to Cardinals

  12-04-2025 04:53 via philliesnation.com
  
  Bryson Stott batted leadoff in Friday’s loss against the St. Louis Cardinals. (Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire)
  Phillies manager Rob Thomson made a bold lineup change prior to Friday’s game.
  He moved Bryson Stott to the leadoff spot and batted Kyle Schwarber cleanup behind Bryce Harper. The thinking behind it is to better protect Harper, who was intentionally walked twice in Thursday’s loss to the Atlanta Braves.
  It did not lead to a better result. The Phillies (8-5)
  
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