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• We could all use a really long break from the Phillies

  02-10-2026 08:22 via philliesnation.com
  
  The Phillies infield meets during a mound visit in Game 3. (Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire)ATLANTA – Zack Wheeler emerged from a back door in the visiting bullpen at Truist Park with his full uniform on, getting ready to throw. It was already too late. Aaron Nola could not find the strike zone. With two runners on and Nola down in the count 2-0 to Michael Harris II in the first inning, J.T. Realmuto walked to the mound to give his pitcher a breather.
  Needing a strike, Nola thre
  
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• Don Mattingly’s job just one of the potential changes the Phillies must now consider following another postseason disappointment

  02-10-2026 08:17 via philliesnation.com
  
  Don Mattingly declined to address his future after the Wild Card Series. (Brendan Baldwin/Phillies Nation)ATLANTA — Don Mattingly entered the interview room on the floor level at Truist Park and sat down in front of a microphone. Heplaced a water bottle — with the label of his brand of choice taped over — on the table. Then, he began to answer questions, with the “interim” part of his managerial title still in place at the end of the Phillies’ season, just as
  
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• Phillies eliminated in Wild Card Game 3 whimper

  02-10-2026 05:02 via philliesnation.com
  
  Aaron Nola recorded just five outs in Game 3 of the Wild Card Series. (Photo by Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire)For about 27 hours, the Phillies’ magical Game 2 win over the Braves in the National League Wild Card Series, forcing a decisive Game 3, seemed like a spark.And then that decisive game got under way. The Phillies, who tabbed Aaron Nola as the starter instead of Zack Wheeler on short rest, saw their decision backfire immediately. 3-0 Braves after one; 6-2 Braves after nine.Th
  
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• Who could pitch for the Phillies in Game 3?

  02-10-2026 00:35 via philliesnation.com
  
  Zack Wheeler could be available out of the bullpen in Game 3 of the wild card series. (Logan Gehman/Phillies Nation)ATLANTA – In a winner-take-all Game 3 of the National League wild card series against the Atlanta Braves, the Phillies have announced Aaron Nola as their starting pitcher. After that, it’s “all hands on deck,” per interim manager Don Mattingly.
  You can count out Cristopher Sánchez after throwing 116 pitches in Game 2. Everyone else will have a seat a
  
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• Edmundo Sosa returns to Phillies lineup for must-win Game 3 following injury scare: ‘It means a lot to us’

  02-10-2026 00:30 via philliesnation.com
  
  Edmundo Sosa is back in the Game 3 lineup. (Logan Gehman/Phillies Nation)ATLANTA — Phillies infielder Edmundo Sosa will be back in the lineup for a must-win Game 3 of the National League Wild Card Series on Thursday night at Truist Park following an injury scare in Game 2. The right-handed hitter, who tweaked his thigh in the final series of the regular season, aggravated the issue as he beat out an infield single in the ninth inning of the club’s eventual extra-inning victory over
  
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