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The Phillies close out their series against the Nationals on Sunday, with the first pitch scheduled for 11:35 a.m. at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. Here's how you can tune in.
The Phillies and their pitching staff will have their work cut out for them if Zack Wheeler, the club's long-time ace, is not available for the remainder of 2025.
"It could have been a much more trying situation than it is." said Dave Dombrowski, the president of baseball operations for the Phillies.
The Philadelphia Phillies expect to welcome back one of their star pitchers on Sunday, a day after they placed another on the injured list.
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Aaron Nola will start series finale at Washington as Phillies temporarily move to six-man rotation
For at least one week, the Phillies’ starting rotation will go from a handful to a six pack. Aaron Nola met the team here Thursday and will come back from three months on the injured list to start Sunday,
Phillies ace Zack Wheeler was placed on the injured list on Saturday with an “upper extremity blood clot,” Phillies President Dave Dombrowski told media in Washington after the 2-0 loss to the Washington Nationals.
Yes, this is worrisome. The Philadelphia Phillies placed their ace Zack Wheeler on the 15-day injured list Saturday with a blood clot in his right arm.
Cade Cavalli earned his first major league victory, James Wood hit a two-run double, and the Washington Nationals defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 2-0 on Saturday. Cavalli struck out five and scattered seven hits over seven innings for Washington. The last-place Nationals have won three of four.