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Oftentimes, a player going 1-for-3 with a single is not notable enough to make it into these recaps. Yet, this was a special occasion because Schwarber’s fourth inning single was the only thing that wound up standing between Jacob Misiorowski and a perfect game here. Funny enough, he was immediately erased by a double play. He now has a .240 batting average and .930 OPS in another standout season.

Painter’s struggles continued here. Even as the Phillies tried to take some pressure off him by having him follow an opener, he still wasn’t even close to being effective. After mixing up his repertoire a good bit over his last few outings, he refocused on his fastball and slider and threw them a combined 77% of the time. Last time out, they combined for just 39% of his total pitches and hung around 50% for the two prior. An adjustment is something, but it didn’t lead to better results and mostly seemed due to the fact that he struggled to command anything else. Sadly, the former top prospect and his 6.43 ERA should not be trusted in any league at this time.

Congrats to Berroa on his new job. The Phillies will get by with a different bench outfielder for the time being.

Rincones has hit just .215/.344/.291 between three Phillies affiliates this year after injuring his knee during the offseason. He was just activated off rehab assignment on May 26. This feels aggressive, and Rincones may only play against left-handers, but the Phillies will see if they can find lightning in a bottle here. Rincones doesn’t need to be a priority fantasy baseball pickup.

The instant elevation to the 60-day IL means we won’t see García again until the later stages of the season, if at all. He hit .195/.270/.329 with seven homers and three stolen bases for the Phillies in 259 plate appearances. Derek Hill’s acquisition seemed to signal that García was due for an IL stint, but the long-term nature of it means Hill will likely carry his role for most of the rest of the season.

Rutledge loses his spot on the Phillies’ 40-man roster to make room for the acquisition of Derek Hill on Thursday. The 27-year-old hurler has registered a 4.42 ERA, 1.53 WHIP and a 12/11 K/BB ratio over 18 1/3 innings in 18 appearances at the Triple-A level this season. He may slide through waivers unclaimed and continue to function as extra pitching depth for the Phillies.

Hill was likely going to be designated for assignment by the White Sox with Everson Pereira returning on Thursday, so they opted to flip him for anything they could get at this point. The 30-year-old outfielder has hit .213/.284/.375 with four homers, eight RBI and seven stolen bases in 90 plate appearances with the White Sox this season. He’ll add insurance for the Phillies in the event that Adolis Garcia (shoulder) requires a trip to the injured list.

Doesn’t sound like it’s great news for the Phillies on Adolis García’s shoulder injury. Hill was pushed out of a role with the White Sox by the promotion of Braden Montgomery and was a potential DFA candidate with Everson Pereira slated to come off the injured list soon, so it’s good work by the White Sox to get prospects for him.

This was yet another frustrating outing for Luzardo. His final line was solid, but he pitched with a comfortable lead from the third inning on and struggled with his efficiency. This was on display in the sixth inning. He had a six run lead, forced a groundout from Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to start the inning, and was at just 79 pitches. Then, he proceeded to walk both Ernie Clement and Kazuma Okamoto before giving up a run-scoring single and was pulled before completing the frame. He remains too reliant on his sweeper, which forced 10 of his 13 total swings-and-misses, when opposing lineups are stacked with right-handed batters. Again, this was a fine start, just one that he made more difficult than it should have been. He’s scheduled to face the Marlins at home next time out.

Duran made sure there would not be late night heroics for the Blue Jays on consecutive nights. Even after giving up two hits. Luckily, the first of which was erased by a double play and Duran put the finishing touches on this one by stunning Kazuma Okamoto with a sprinkler, sweeper, changeup sequence for a strikeout looking. With a 1.99 ERA and 34 strikeouts over 22 2/3 innings he is certainly one of the game’s best closers.