Phillies' Ranger Suarez: Allows three runs in loss
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Suarez (12-7) took the loss against the Brewers on Monday, allowing three runs on four hits and three walks with five strikeouts over five innings.
Suarez battled but was mostly inefficient, needing 104 pitches to get through five frames. The southpaw has walked multiple batters in three straight starts and has failed to complete six innings in each of his five outings since returning from the injured list Aug. 24. On the season, he owns a 3.13 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and 139:36 K:BB across 143.2 innings and lines up to face the Mets on the road this weekend.
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Phillies' Brandon Marsh: Homers in loss
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Marsh went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a double in Monday's 6-2 loss to the Brewers.
Marsh got the Phillies on the board with a solo homer off Aaron Civale in the fifth inning and later added a double in the ninth. The outfielder has hit safely in 10 of 13 September contests with five extra-base hits and seven runs scored. On the season, he is hitting .255 with 16 home runs, 56 RBI, 53 runs and 16 steals across 442 plate appearances.
Walker will draw the start for the Phillies' series opener against the Mets on Thursday, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports.
Walker was relegated to the Phillies' bullpen following his last start against the Astros on Aug. 28, when he allowed six runs on 13 hits and one walk over six innings. He allowed five runs (four earned) across his first two relief outings, but he pitched three scoreless innings against the Mets on Saturday, and manager Rob Thompson liked how Walker threw in that contest enough to give the 32-year-old right-hander the start Thursday. Walker has a 6.29 ERA, 1.63 WHIP and 55:31 K:BB over 78.2 innings this season.
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Phillies' Johan Rojas: Sitting against righty again
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Rojas is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Brewers.
Rojas has now been excluded from the lineup in two consecutive matchups with right-handed pitchers and may be at risk of falling into the short side of a platoon in center field. After going 2-for-3 with a double and two RBI in Saturday's 6-4 win over the Mets, the lefty-hitting Cal Stevenson will get another start in center Monday against Brewers righty Aaron Civale.
Phillies' Cristopher Sanchez: Tosses gem against Mets
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Sanchez didn't factor into the decision Sunday against New York, allowing one run on six hits and a walk across seven-plus innings. He struck out seven.
Sanchez threw seven shutout innings before returning to the mound to start the eighth frame. He yielded a leadoff homer to Tyrone Taylor and a single to Harrison Bader to start the eighth before being removed. Sanchez has struck out seven or more batters in four of his last five starts and has generated a quality start in five of his last six outings. He's tentatively scheduled for a rematch with the Mets next weekend.
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Phillies' Kody Clemens: Headed for role reduction
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Clemens is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mets.
Clemens had started nine of the Phillies' last 10 games, going 7-for-34 (.206 average) with a home run, three doubles, six RBI and five runs. His starting opportunities will likely be few and far between moving forward, however, as Alec Bohm (hand) was reinstated from the 10-day injured list Sunday and will slot back in as the Phillies' everyday third baseman.
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Phillies' Garrett Stubbs: Set to lose playing time
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Stubbs is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mets.
He'll be on the bench for the fourth straight game and is likely to see scant playing time down the stretch after J.T. Realmuto returned to action Friday following a week-long absence. Stubbs will at least stick around as the top backup to Realmuto after the Phillies designated No. 3 backstop Aramis Garcia for assignment Sunday.
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Phillies' Yunior Marte: Dealing with shoulder injury
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Marte has been shut down from throwing with Triple-A Lehigh Valley due to a shoulder injury, Corey Seidman of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports.
Seidman relays that the injury is serious enough that Marte could be done for the rest of the regular season. Marte's last outing in Triple-A was Sept. 5 against Buffalo, during which he gave up three runs on three hits and one walk over one inning. The 29-year-old right-hander appeared in 23 games for the Phillies this season and posted a 6.92 ERA and 1.88 WHIP over 26 innings.
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Phillies' Brandon Marsh: Sitting vs. lefty
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Marsh is not starting Sunday against the Mets.
The Mets are sending southpaw David Peterson to the mound Sunday, so the lefty-hitting Marsh will begin the game on the bench. Marsh has gone 11-for-36 with one home run and four RBI across 42 plate appearances in September. Johan Rojas will start in center field and bat ninth.
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Phillies' Bryson Stott: Not starting Sunday
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Stott is absent from Sunday's lineup against the Mets.
Stott went 1-for-8 with one run scored over the first two games of the series, and he will begin Sunday's game in the dugout. Buddy Kennedy will start at second base and bat eighth against Mets left-hander David Peterson.
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Phillies' Aramis Garcia: DFA'd by Philadelphia
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The Phillies designated Garcia for assignment Sunday.
Garcia was promoted to the big club Sept. 7 after J.T. Realmuto suffered a knee injury. Garcia appeared in three games for the Phillies and went 0-for-7 with three strikeouts over that span. The move makes room on the 28-man roster for the reinstatement of third baseman Alec Bohm (hand) from the 10-day injured list.
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Phillies' Alec Bohm: Reinstated off IL, starting Sunday
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The Phillies reinstated Bohm (hand) from the 10-day injured list. He'll start at third base and bat fifth Sunday against the Mets.
Bohm injured his left hand in late August and was placed on the 10-day IL on Sept. 3. He made one rehab appearance on Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Saturday, when he went 2-for-4 with one double. The Phillies evidently saw enough from Bohm on Saturday to bring him back with the big club, and he'll immediately reclaim his spot in the infield rather than being eased back in as the designated hitter.
Estevez earned the save against the Mets on Saturday, allowing one hit in a scoreless ninth inning.
Estevez was summoned to protect a 6-4 lead in the ninth and worked around a leadoff single to secure his sixth save with the Phillies. The 31-year-old has yielded just four earned runs in 17 appearances since being traded while continuing to see the bulk of ninth-inning opportunities. On the year, he is 26-for-31 in save chances with a 2.22 ERA, 0.82 WHIP and 48:9 K:BB across 52.2 innings.
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Phillies' Kolby Allard: Struggles in no-decision
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Allard did not factor into the decision in Saturday's 6-4 win against the Mets, allowing four runs (three earned) on five hits and three walks with three strikeouts over three innings.
In his first start with the Phillies since Aug. 25, Allard threw just 37 of 67 pitches for strikes and departed with a 4-0 deficit. The southpaw owns a 4.29 ERA and 1.52 WHIP across five major-league appearances this season while not exceeding five innings in any of them. He is tentatively lined up for a rematch with the Mets next week, but that could change as the fifth spot in the Phillies' rotation has been a revolving door of late.
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Phillies' Bryce Harper: Homers twice in win
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Harper went 2-for-4 with two home runs and three RBI in Saturday's 6-4 win over the Mets.
According to Todd Zolecki of MLB.com, Harper had gone 128 plate appearances without a home run before smacking a solo shot in the fourth inning. Despite the homerless drought, the slugger has now tallied six multi-hit efforts and nine extra-base hits through 12 September contests. On the season, he's batting .290 with 28 long balls, 82 RBI, 79 runs scored and five steals across 577 plate appearances.
