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Schwarber also added a single in the contest. The two-run shot off Andrew Abbott also gives the 33-year-old slugger 57 RBI in what has been another outstanding first half of baseball for Schwarber. The Phillies have played 91 games, so he’s just-above a 55-homer pace for the 2026 campaign. It’s entirely realistic he could reach that number.

Duran did give up a hit, but he struck out three, so it’s up to you and you alone to determine whether he struck out the side or not. What can’t be debated is how well Duran has pitched in his first full season as the Philadelphia closer. He’s up to 22 saves on the season, and the scoreless outing lowers his ERA to 1.47 on the campaign. There have not been many better in 2026 than Duran has.

There were some impressive pitching performances Tuesday in Major League Baseball. This was the most impressive, respectfully. Wheeler did allow a solo homer to Eugenio Suarez, but he allowed just three other hits, and didn’t walk anyone. He’s whiffered 24 hitters over his last two starts, but this one was much more impressive than the 4 2/3 innings he compiled against the Pirates, and much more inline with how he’s pitches for the overwhelming majority of 2026. Hard to believe this guy wasn’t good enough for the All-Star team. He’s scheduled to make one more start before the break against the Tigers on Sunday.

Marsh heads to the bench with lefty Andrew Abbott toeing the rubber for Cincinnati. The 28-year-old corner outfielder has delivered a remarkable first-half, hitting .305/.339/.505 with 15 homers, 46 RBI and eight steals in 342 plate appearances across 86 games. It’ll be speedster Derek Hill getting a shot in right field to open this contest.

Backhus will head down with Max Lazar getting the promotion from Triple-A. The 28-year-old provides some bullpen depth before the break.

Lazar, 27, will be up for the first time since he was demoted June 21. The right-hander gives Philadelphia a fresh middle-inning arm.

It’s hard not to wonder how much differently things would have gone if Trea Turner hadn’t botched an easy double play relay that would have resulted in Sánchez throwing 15 pitches in a scoreless first inning. He went on to give up six runs and throw 31 pitches in the frame. Still, as unfortunate as that was, it seemed pretty clear that Sánchez just didn’t have it today. He gave up three homers on his changeup, which is just nuts. It matches the number of homers he’d yielded on his previous 1,753 changeups since the beginning of 2025. Sánchez failed to last five innings for the first time since May 24, 2025 and gave up more than six runs for the first time since Aug. 2024. He’d never before surrendered three homers. The performance took his ERA from 2.00 to 2.62, dropping him from second to 10th on the MLB leaderboard. Sánchez is expected to make his next start Saturday against the Tigers.

With his left shoulder leading the way, Hill crashed into the wall pretty good on Luke Maile’s homer in the first. However, he remained in both then and after getting checked at first base on following his single in the second. He wound up finishing the 15-1 loss with his first ever infield appearance after Garrett Stubbs, who had replaced Bryce Harper at first in the blowout, moved to the mound to finish out the game. He’d played the outfield exclusively in 666 minor league games and 198 as a major leaguer.

Schwarber earned the automatic ejection from Monday’s frustrating one-sided affair following a sixth-inning strikeout. He finished 0-for-3 with three punchouts and also drew a walk. The 33-year-old slugger leads the majors with 30 first-half round-trippers and is one of five Phillies headed to next week’s All-Star Game at Citizens Bank Park.

The Phillies needed to clear a spot on their 40-man roster to bring back Bryan De La Cruz on Sunday and unfortunately for Cabrera he drew the short straw this time. The 24-year-old right-hander has been abysmal in the minor leagues this season, posting a 9.10 ERA, 1.94 WHIP and a 46/32 K/BB ratio over 62 1/3 innings in 15 starts between Double-A Reading and Triple-A Lehigh Valley. It seems likely he’ll pass through waivers unclaimed and remain with the Phillies.