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• Phillies announce pitching plan for wild card opener: ‘See where it goes’

  28-09-2026 21:54 via philliesnation.com
  
  Jesús Luzardo will open for the Phillies in Game 1. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Icon Sportswire)ATLANTA — The Phillies are giving the ball to Jesús Luzardo in Game 1 of the wild card series in what Don Mattingly described as a “bullpen game.”Luzardo will be an opener after throwing four pitches in Sunday’s playoff clincher. He recorded three quick outs. The Phillies are either playing things close to the vest or are genuinely not sure what to expect out
  
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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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• Bryce Harper reflects after misplay, game-tying home run: ‘A world of emotion there’

  01-10-2026 12:49 via philliesnation.com
  
  Bryce Harper homered in the eighth inning of Game 2 after misplaying a ball in the outfield. (Photo by Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire)ATLANTA – Cristopher Sánchez and Bryce Harper met after the seventh inning.
  The television cameras showed an incensed Sánchez moments after he was lifted from the game, screaming and throwing his glove into the tunnel.
  In the face of immense pressure, Sánchez was stretched to the limit in an elimination game, throwing 116 pitches i
  
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• Phillies’ Game 3 in Atlanta flexed to nighttime as standalone Wild Card Series matchup

  01-10-2026 07:04 via philliesnation.com
  
  The Phillies will play under the lights on Thursday. (Logan Gehman/Phillies Nation)ATLANTA — Game 3 of the National League Wild Card Series between the Phillies and Braves will take place under the lights at Truist Park.The do-or-die matchup, which had been tentatively scheduled for 2 p.m., will be flexed to 8 p.m. Eastern on Thursday. It will be the lone playoff game of the day, as the three other best-of-three Wild Card Series sets ended in two-game sweeps. The White Sox beat the Astros
  
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• Rookie Andrew Painter takes full control in ‘career-altering’ Game 2 bullpen outing: ‘Just giving it everything I had’

  01-10-2026 02:56 via philliesnation.com
  
  Andrew Painter and J.T. Realmuto celebrate the Phillies’ Game 2 win in Atlanta. (Photo by Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire)ATLANTA — Bryce Harper watched from first base as the rookie starting pitcher, suddenly thrust into the biggest appearance of his fledgling career, took a step back and tossed a baseball toward the third-base dugout. After a flare into left field by Michael Harris II put a second runner on base in the bottom of the 10th inning, right-hander Andrew Painter nee
  
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• Alec Bohm, Andrew Painter help Phillies force winner-take-all Game 3

  30-09-2026 23:36 via philliesnation.com
  
  Alec Bohm hit a home run Wednesday. (Logan Gehman/Phillies Nation)It was a two-out swing where a ball floated out to right field and just over the wall that sucked plenty of energy out of the Phillies on Tuesday. It was a two-out swing where a ball floated out to right field and just over the wall that put a jolt into the Phillies on Wednesday.Alec Bohm’s home run in the top of the 10th inning of Game 2 of the Wild Card Series helped save the Phillies’ season in a 4-3 win over the B
  
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• Which Phillies pitchers will be available out of bullpen for must-win Game 2 in Atlanta?

  30-09-2026 18:51 via philliesnation.com
  
  Will Jhoan Duran be available for Game 2? (Photo by Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire)ATLANTA — Phillies closer Jhoan Duran did not give a firm answer regarding his status for Game 2 after he “paid the price” on a mislocated fastball and surrendered a three-run, go-ahead home run to Austin Riley on Tuesday afternoon at Truist Park. The club pushed him for two innings and 27 pitches in Game 1, an aggressive move that was logical but still did not work out. Duran said he’d
  
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• With options scarce, Phillies chose to sink or swim with Jhoan Duran in Game 1: ‘You live with this one’

  30-09-2026 02:10 via philliesnation.com
  
  Jhoan Duran could not hold a lead in Game 1. (Photo by Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire)ATLANTA — The Phillies’ bullpen is the Phillies’ bullpen, which means the club has to make some decisions and sacrifices in the postseason. So with a one-run lead in the seventh in Game 1 of the National League Wild Card Series, interim manager Don Mattingly didn’t wait around for a ninth inning to summon his closer.Duran cruised through the bottom of the seventh. He retired the fi
  
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• Jesús Luzardo left it all out on the mound in first start back from injury

  30-09-2026 01:37 via philliesnation.com
  
  Luzardo pitched five stellar innings in Game 1. (Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire)ATLANTA – The Phillies could not capitalize on yet another heroic effort from Jesús Luzardo. He came out firing out of the bullpen in extra innings in his last playoff appearance in Game 4 of the 2025 National League Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, only for the Phillies to lose the series in the most devastating way possible. No need to go into detail. Another year,
  
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• Phillies’ Jhoan Duran gamble doesn’t pay off in Game 1 against Braves

  29-09-2026 22:59 via philliesnation.com
  
  Jhoan Duran struggled in Game 1 of the Wild Card Series. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Icon Sportswire)Phillies interim manager Don Mattingly got aggressive. He turned to his All-Star closer in the bottom of the seventh inning with a one-run lead. The decision worked, until it didn’t.Jhoan Duran allowed a two-out go-ahead home run to Austin Riley in the bottom of the eighth inning in the Phillies’ 5-3 Game 1 loss to the Braves.Duran pitched a 1-2-3 seventh. He got two quick outs to begi
  
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• Phillies playoff notes: The latest on Luzardo, Arraez and if shadows will impact the game

  29-09-2026 19:28 via philliesnation.com
  
  Luzardo will start Game 1 for the Phillies. How long he goes? Nobody knows. (Photo by Bailey Hillesheim/Icon Sportswire)ATLANTA – Atlanta Braves manager Walt Weiss is assuming his lineup will see the best version of Jesús Luzardo. The Phillies insist that they “don’t know what to expect” out of Luzardo. Some of it may be gamesmanship.
  There is at least some truth to it, as Luzardo hasn’t thrown more than four pitches in a game since he threw a complete-
  
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• Phillies won’t roster a single trade-deadline addition for Wild Card Series after not including Brooks Raley

  29-09-2026 18:35 via philliesnation.com
  
  Brooks Raley is off the Wild Card Series roster. (Brendan Baldwin/Phillies Nation)ATLANTA — The Phillies will take on the Atlanta Braves in Game 1 of a Wild Card Series between National League East rivals on Tuesday afternoon at Truist Park. They won’t have the help of any of their trade-deadline acquisitions.Philadelphia made three big-league additions in early August, trading for reliever Brooks Raley from the Mets and second baseman Luis Arraez and reliever Caleb Kilian from San
  
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• What does the Phillies’ September mean for their playoff hopes? Nothing, it turns out

  29-09-2026 13:30 via philliesnation.com
  
  Bryce Harper is in his fifth postseason with the Phillies. (Photo by Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire)It is tempting to use a team’s September play to try and project how they’ll fare in October. Especially when that September was as near-disastrous as the one the Phillies just had.In a way, the Phillies’ September slide has taken some of the pressure off. Between their 10-14 month and their 1-4 final five games (narrowly avoiding an all-time collapse on the last day of the se
  
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• Playoff mailbag: How long can Jesús Luzardo go for Phillies in Game 1? Could bench bat play a role after months in minors?

  29-09-2026 13:30 via philliesnation.com
  
  Jesús Luzardo will start Game 1. (Photo by Charles Brock/Icon Sportswire)ATLANTA — The Phillies arrived at Truist Park on Monday for a workout that was not promised when they woke up the morning prior. After an ugly final week of the regular season, they still needed to clinch on Sunday. Finally, they took care of business with a thrilling, pouring victory.Now, they’re playoff-bound for the fifth year in a row. The Phillies will take the first plate appearance of the 2026 Maj
  
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• Who will be in the broadcast booth for Phillies vs. Braves playoff series?

  29-09-2026 12:30 via philliesnation.com
  
  John Kruk will be in the booth for Phillies vs. Braves National League Wild Card series. (Brendan Baldwin/Phillies Nation)This week, all four MLB Wild Card Series will air across NBC, NBC Sports Network, and the streaming service Peacock, marking the first time the network has broadcast postseason baseball since the 2000 ALCS. And when Phillies fans tune in on Tuesday at 2 p.m. to watch the Phillies take on Atlanta at Truist Park, they’ll hear a familiar voice in the TV booth.John Kr
  
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• Don Mattingly explains roster decisions as Phillies prepare for Wild Card Series without cleanup hitter Luis Arraez

  28-09-2026 22:15 via philliesnation.com
  
  Luis Arraez will not be on the Wild Card Series roster. (Brendan Baldwin/Phillies Nation)ATLANTA — The Phillies will be without their biggest trade-deadline acquisition for the National League Wild Card Series in Atlanta.Second baseman Luis Arraez will not make the roster for the club’s upcoming best-of-three playoff set against the Braves, interim manager Don Mattingly announced Monday at Truist Park. The three-time batting champion sprained his left ankle on Thursday and did not a
  
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• Phillies avoid collapse, modern-day 1964 moment with win on final day: ‘You’d much rather be in the postseason than not, right?’

  28-09-2026 02:09 via philliesnation.com
  
  The Phillies avoided collapse. (Brendan Baldwin/Phillies Nation)PHILADELPHIA — Phillies owner John Middleton remembers it well all these years later.Sitting in the second deck on the third-base side of Connie Mack Stadium back on Sept. 21, 1964, a 9-year-old Middleton watched in horror as Cincinnati’s Chico Ruiz broke for the plate. A “huge Phillies fan” at the time who attended games and checked scores “religiously” in the newspaper, the executive saw his fa
  
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• Phillies secure fifth-consecutive postseason berth, avoid collapse in win against Rays

  27-09-2026 23:21 via philliesnation.com
  
  Zack Wheeler threw six innings of one-run ball to lead the Phillies to their fifth-straight playoff berth. (Reese Hills/Phillies Nation)PHILADELPHIA – It wasn’t easy, but the Phillies are heading to the postseason for a fifth consecutive season. They avoided a historic collapse and won the final game of the season against the Rays 7-3. Zack Wheeler was stellar through six innings, allowing only one run on a solo home run. The Phillies needed a win or Diamondbacks loss to m
  
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• Phillies to count on Zack Wheeler, Jesús Luzardo to save season

  27-09-2026 07:19 via philliesnation.com
  
  Zack Wheeler will start Game 162. (Logan Gehman/Phillies Nation)They got the help they needed to have a party on Saturday night and a stress-free Sunday. Instead, they were embarrassed in a 12–1 blowout against the Tampa Bay Rays.It could have been worse. The Padres put up 10 runs against the Diamondbacks bullpen to win their game 10–7. All the Phillies need on the final day of the regular season is a win, or another Arizona loss, to grab the last remaining playoff berth in the Nati
  
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• Free-falling Phillies still alive, control their own destiny despite another ugly loss: ‘Just win a game’

  27-09-2026 06:52 via philliesnation.com
  
  J.T. Realmuto is hitless in his last 34 at-bats. (Brendan Baldwin/Phillies Nation)PHILADELPHIA — On December 20, 2018, former Phillies general manager Matt Klentak opened the door at Citizens Bank Park to greet star third baseman Manny Machado. He was a big-name, big-money target for a star-hunting Phillies team. Ultimately, it wasn’t a match in free agency. Machado signed with the Padres, while Philadelphia pivoted to a 13-year deal with superstar Bryce Harper.But almost eight year
  
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• Why the Phillies are starting Aaron Nola on short rest and the latest on Luzardo, Arraez, Bowlan and more

  27-09-2026 01:10 via philliesnation.com
  
  Aaron Nola is starting on Saturday night on very short rest. (Logan Gehman/Phillies Nation)PHILADELPHIA – In a surprising twist, the Phillies are starting Aaron Nola on two days’ rest in the biggest game of the season. Saturday was slated to be a bullpen game for Philadelphia. It still technically is, as Nola’s start will be abbreviated. He threw 88 pitches over six innings in a loss against the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday night. He could throw in the neighborhood of 4
  
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• Saturday’s Phillies vs. Rays game is the final Phillies national broadcast of the regular season

  26-09-2026 21:28 via philliesnation.com
  Junior Caminero and the Rays will try to kill the Phillies’ playoff hopes. (Brendan Baldwin/Phillies Nation)It’s the last weekend of the 2026 MLB season, and the Phillies have not clinched a playoff berth. They still can, but they can no longer do it later. It has to be now.Despite losing five of their last seven games, the Phillies (87-73) still control their fate. Their magic number to make the postseason is 2. They lead the Diamondbacks by one game in the standings with two left
  
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• Lineup angst arrives early as Phillies flirt with September collapse

  26-09-2026 16:51 via philliesnation.com
  Bryce Harper looks on from right field during the Phillies’ 2-0 loss to the Rays on Friday night. (Photo by Terence Lewis/Icon Sportswire)PHILADELPHIA – It’s only fitting that the most agonizing Phillies season of the last five years ends this way. The Phillies need a combination of two wins or Arizona losses to make the playoffs. They are in the driver’s seat, as Bryce Harper put it on Thursday night. But the magic number has been stuck at 2 since Tuesday night. Th
  
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• Phillies’ latest update on Luis Arraez’s ankle is ‘kind of not a great one’

  26-09-2026 00:58 via philliesnation.com
  Luis Arraez has a sprained ankle. (Brendan Baldwin/Phillies Nation)PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies got an update on second baseman Luis Arraez on Friday. It was “kind of not a great one,” according to interim manager Don Mattingly.The three-time batting champion Arraez sprained his left ankle on Thursday night at Citizens Bank Park while trying to avoid a tag running to first base. He had to be helped off the field, unable to put weight on his leg. A day later, he did not seem to
  
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• Former Phillies owner Bill Giles passes away

  26-09-2026 00:49 via philliesnation.com
  Former Phillies chairman Bill Giles passed away on Friday at the age of 92. (Phillies)PHILADELPHIA – Former Phillies owner Bill Giles passed away on Friday afternoon at his home in Gladwyne, PA. at the age of 92, the team announced. Giles, the Phillies’ chairman emeritus, began his career with the Phillies in 1969 as vice president of business operations. He led a group that purchased the team from the Carpenter Family in 1981 and served as club president until 1997. The P
  
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• Luis Arraez leaves game early with ankle injury

  25-09-2026 02:14 via philliesnation.com
  
  Luis Arraez is out of the game after suffering an ankle injury. (Logan Gehman/Phillies Nation)PHILADELPHIA – Phillies second baseman Luis Arraez left the game in the bottom of the sixth inning with a left ankle sprain.
  Arraez grounded a ball to shortstop. With a high throw to first, Arraez slid around the bag to avoid the tag. He appeared to roll his ankle and went down grabbing the back of his leg. Arraez was able to limp back to the dugout with the help of assistant athletic trainer Chr
  
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• Phillies’ Jesús Luzardo takes ‘another step’ in ‘right direction’ as he aims to return from injury in time for postseason

  24-09-2026 23:10 via philliesnation.com
  
  Jesús Luzardo threw a bullpen on Thursday. (Madeline Ressler/Phillies Nation)PHILADELPHIA — Phillies pitcher Jesús Luzardo walked out to the bullpen on Thursday afternoon at Citizens Bank Park and took a big stride toward a potential return in time for the postseason.The All-Star left-hander threw from a mound for the first time since landing on the 15-day injured list with shoulder inflammation earlier this month. His session went for about 30 pitches, and he used his entir
  
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• Phillies still waiting for potential postseason clinch after loss, wins for NL opponents: ‘We know what we have to do’

  24-09-2026 12:00 via philliesnation.com
  
  The Phillies have not yet clinched a postseason spot. (Brendan Baldwin/Phillies Nation)PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies had plans to possibly hang out at Citizens Bank Park on Wednesday night for a potential celebration that could’ve been delayed until the early hours of Thursday morning if they had won. With the plastic coverings already rolled up and hung above the lockers in the clubhouse, the players probably would’ve wanted to wait and find out if the Diamondbacks or Padres wo
  
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• Phillies make minor tweak to starting rotation ahead of final weekend of the season

  24-09-2026 05:14 via philliesnation.com
  
  Cristopher Sánchez will make one more start on Friday. It could be abbreviated. (Brendan Baldwin/Phillies Nation)PHILADELPHIA – Two Phillies starters, Andrew Painter and Cristopher Sánchez, will pitch on normal rest this week. The Phillies are moving up the start dates of both Painter and Sánchez after the off day on Monday, pushing back a potential bullpen game that would have been Thursday had the Phillies kept the rotation as is.
  Painter will start Thursday&rs
  
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