Zack Wheeler and two relievers combined on a four-hit shutout, Alec Bohm had two hits and three walks and the Philadelphia Phillies earned a split of their two-game series in Washington with a 3-0 win against the Nationals on Wednesday night.
WASHINGTON — The Phillies’ offense has had a lefty problem for much of the 2026. A better version of Alec Bohm might have been the solution all along. Bohm had an excellent game at the plate on Wednesday night, going 2-for-2 with three walks in a 3-0 Phillies win in the finale of a two-game set at Nationals Park.
Facing a bullpen game against the Washington Nationals should have resulted in a lot of offense for the Phillies. But despite drawing 13 walks, the Phillies’ offense couldn’t seem to get going, and could only manage to score three runs.
Zack Wheeler has turned a corner and has returned to his elite form in recent weeks. This development comes at the perfect time for the Philadelphia Phillies, who are dealing with a ton of uncertainty in their star-studded rotation.
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WASHINGTON — The Phillies know they’ll use a bullpen game this weekend in New York. They just don’t know exactly when yet. After placing left-hander Jesús Luzardo on the 15-day injured list with shoulder inflammation on Tuesday, the club will need to alter its rotation down the stretch.
READING, Pa. -- Bryan Rincon was always known as a defense-first player. The knock on the Phillies prospect was his bat, and what little he could do with it.
The Philadelphia Phillies were smart to play it safe with starting pitcher Jesus Luzardo, who was experiencing some tightness in his shoulder and was scratched from his start this past weekend against the Atlanta Braves.
As the Phillies continue to fight for a playoff spot, it is reasonable to start thinking about how they might look if they get in. The team’s strength would be its starting pitching, even with Jesús Luzardo landing on the injured list.
The Philadelphia Phillies have not been playing their best baseball down the stretch, and there is one major reason why. Entering their game on Wednesday, the Phillies have a losing record in September so far after their great month of August.
Kyle Schwarber did not sugarcoat the situation facing the Philadelphia Phillies after another frustrating loss. The veteran slugger spoke with reporters Tuesday night following a 6-3 defeat to the Washington Nationals and made it clear that October baseball is anything but locked in.
It has the feeling of it all unraveling, doesn’t it? First, it was the announcement by the Phillies on Tuesday afternoon that starting pitcher Jesus Luzardo,
Tuesday night was another tough one for the Philadelphia Phillies, who lost to the Washington Nationals 6-3 on the road. This marks their fourth loss in five games, and now is not the time to be struggling. Coming into this short two-game set against the Nationals, the Phillies had to be thinking about taking two games.
The Philadelphia Phillies will look to split their two-game series against the host Washington Nationals on Wednesday night. Philadelphia continued its nine-game road trip with a 6-3 loss to Washington on Tuesday night.
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The Phillies announced that left-hander Jesús Luzardo has been placed on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to September 12, with left shoulder inflammation.
The Philadelphia Phillies open a two-week playoff push when they visit the Washington Nationals for a two-game series beginning Tuesday. Philadelphia dropped two of three this past weekend in Atlanta after splitting four home games against them last weekend.
The Phillies are entering the final two weeks of the regular season primed for another playoff run. While there’s still an outside shot at winning the division, the likely focus will be securing the top Wild Card berth. The Phillies will need their stars to keep performing as well as they have been.
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Kyle Schwarber and the Philadelphia Phillies are currently battling for the National League wild-card spot in the 2026 MLB playoffs. Philadelphia is sitting at 82-67, only one game behind the 83-66 Chicago Cubs, with the 80-68 San Diego Padres in third place.
The Phillies announced that left-hander Tanner Banks has been reinstated from the 60-day injured list. In corresponding roster moves, infielder Christian Cairo was designated for assignment and right-hander Grant Holman was optioned to Triple-A.
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Luzardo has blossomed into a frontline ace for the Philadelphia Phillies this season, and his first career complete-game shutout (1-0) against the Atlanta Braves on Monday helped validate that.