• Why did Brandon Marsh pinch hit for Edmundo Sosa in the ninth?

    Why did Brandon Marsh pinch hit for Edmundo Sosa in the ninth?
    Edmundo Sosa went 3-for-3 with a home run and a double in a loss to the Mets. (Logan Gehman/Phillies Nation)NEW YORK — Don Mattingly isn’t quite ready to give Edmundo Sosa more at-bats, but he’s making a case to be in the lineup a little more often. The Phillies utility man went 3-for-3 with a home run and was a triple short of the cycle in a 6-3 loss on Friday night against the New York Mets.
    He did not get the chance to go for a cycle. With the right-hander Dedniel Nuñ
  • Why the Phillies are not placing Jonathan Bowlan on the IL, the latest on Jesús Luzardo

    Why the Phillies are not placing Jonathan Bowlan on the IL, the latest on Jesús Luzardo
    Jonathan Bowlan is not going on the IL. (Photo by John Cordes/Icon Sportswire)NEW YORK — The Phillies, at least for the next few days, will operate a man short in the bullpen. Jonathan Bowlan, who left Thursday’s game in the eighth inning with right groin tightness, is not going on the 15-day injured list. Instead, the Phillies will keep him on the roster to avoid losing him for a potential NL wild card series.
    Interim manager Don Mattingly characterized Bowlan’s injury as a &

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