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A rare sign of life from Marsh, who had driven in just one run all month. He hadn’t had a two-hit game since Aug. 21 or homered since Aug. 13. The three-RBI game was his first since way back on June 25. Still, he did overtake his previous career high in RBI by getting up to 61 tonight.

Wheeler struck out 11 in all in the no-decision, and third of those was the 2,000th of his career. He could pitch again Sunday, but it seems very unlikely that he will. Assuming that he’s done until the Phillies’ Wild Card series, he ends the year 13-5 with a 3.06 ERA. Two runs in the sixth tonight prevented him from posting a sub-3.00 ERA for the sixth time in seven seasons.

Duran only allowed a walk and a single, with the runner having taken second base on defensive indifference in a three-run game. Duran has taken two losses this month, but he hasn’t blown a save since July 27.

Crawford broke the game open with a bases-loaded triple in the eighth inning to give the Phillies a 7-2 cushion. The rookie now has 41 RBI on the season to go along with a .265/.312/.358 slash line. He plays good defense and will remain a solid contributor for the Phillies, but there isn’t a lot of fantasy upside apart from his 16 stolen bases. Perhaps he can take another step offensively in 2027.

Sánchez threw 72 percent of his pitches for strikes, registering a 10 percent swinging strike rate and 32 percent CSW while striking out six and walking nobody. It was a textbook day for the left-hander, who pounded the zone with his sinker and slider and missed plenty of bats with his changeup. He’ll take a 2.93 ERA into a start with the Rays next week as he tries to cap off another great season.

He’ll take the place of the struggling Orion Kerkering in the Phillies’ bullpen. The 27-year-old hurler has made six appearances at the MLB level this season, posting an underwhelming 5.63 ERA, 1.38 WHIP and a 5/3 K/BB ratio over eight innings of work. He’ll function in a middle relief role for Phillies’ skipper Don Mattingly.

The 25-year-old hurler has been in a funk since the All-Star break, posting a horrific 9.90 ERA, 2.05 WHIP and a 21/14 K/BB ratio over 20 innings in 23 appearances. He’ll attempt to work through his issues on the minor league side for the time being and could potentially resurface for the postseason. Max Lazar was recalled in a corresponding move on Sunday.

Kerkering had nothing today after a poor outing Friday, yet Don Mattingly hung him out to try, letting him throw 36 pitches and give up four runs in the eighth against the Mets. He’s now allowed 12 runs and eight walks over seven innings in his last seven appearances. It really doesn’t seem like the Phillies pen is going to have much in the tank in October, in part because Mattingly’s ineptitude.

Bohm put the Phillies on the board with a base hit in the fourth inning to drive in a run. He then collected his second RBI with another base hit in the fifth before drawing a walk to reach for a third time in the seventh. The 30-year-old third baseman is hitting .251/.317/.390 with 15 homers and 86 RBI across 600 plate appearances.

Painter struck out two in a scoreless first inning, then gave up a solo homer to Carson Benge in the second. After two more scoreless frames, Painter ran into some trouble in the fifth. A walk and a base hit put two runners on for Francisco Alvarez, who took Painter deep for a three-run blast. Painter would strike out the next three batters, then recorded the first out in the sixth before ending his day at 85 pitches with seven strikeouts. The 23-year-old right-hander will take a 5.59 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, and a 107/44 K/BB ratio across 120 2/3 innings into a start against the Rays in Philadelphia on Friday.