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The Phillies had Giants starter Tyler Mahle on the ropes in the sixth inning. García came up with men on second and third and no outs and hit a double to give the Phillies a 4-0 lead and chase Mahle from the ballgame. The 33-year-old outfielder is hitting .233 with three home runs, one steal, eight runs and nine RBI in 29 games this year. García’s .155 ISO would be the lowest of his career.

Turner is now riding a four-game hitting streak. The 32-year-old shortstop is off to a slow start, but it’s important to remember that it’s early in the season. With four hits Tuesday, Turner improved his batting average from .230 to .254. He won’t be able to do that come August.

Luzardo gave up two hits, walked none and struck out eight. He improved to 2-3 on the season with the win. Luzardo still has a 5.50 ERA after six starts, but his 2.58 xFIP tells us more good starts are in his future. The 28-year-old left-hander is lined up to face his former team in the Miami Marlins on Sunday.

Realmuto is trending towards a return to Philadelphia’s lineup this weekend after taking on-field batting practice prior to Tuesday’s contest at Citizens Bank Park. The 35-year-old veteran backstop hit the injured list with back spasms last week.

Bowlan ended up missing just the minimum stint on the injured list while dealing with his right groin strain. The 29-year-old will have a chance to pitch in the mid-to-late innings now that he’s healthy enough to do so.

Hoffman gave the Phillies 1 1/3 scoreless innings Sunday, but the team will option the 28-year-old to Triple-A with Jonathan Bowlan (groin) ready to come off the injured list.

Cora is signed to a three-year, $21.75 million contract with the Red Sox that he will still collect even if he doesn’t manage another game. Taking another managerial position would mean that he has to rip up that contract, so he’s understandably in no rush. Cora will spend time with his family for now, but there’s obviously a chance that he could change his mind in the future. For now, Don Mattingly will manage the Phillies.

Don Mattingly, who joined the team as bench coach this offseason, will take over as interim manager. Thomson becomes the second manager fired this month after the Red Sox fired Alex Cora over the weekend. In fact, many reports suggest that Thomson’s firing could be directly tied to that, since Dave Dombrowski, the Phillies’ president of baseball operations, has a close relationship with Cora from their time together in Boston. A potential manager swap was made easier with the Phillies’ getting out to a 9-19 start to the season, tied with the Mets for the worst record in baseball. Thomson ends his Phillies career with a record of 355-270 for a .568 winning percentage, which is second-best in franchise history. He took the Phillies to the World Series in 2022, but the team then lost in the NLCS in 2023, the Division Series in 2024, and the Division Series in 2025. Thomson will likely get another chance to manage if he wants one.

Schwarber finally got the Phillies on the board in the eighth inning of this one, blasting a 3-2 curveball from Aaron Bummer for a 377-foot (103.4 mph EV) two-run shot, pulling the Phillies to within four runs at 6-2. He also walked in the ballgame. The 33-year-old slugger is hitting just .196/.344/.520 on the season, though he’s delivering in the power department with nine long balls and 17 RBI.

On the plus side for fantasy managers, he at least managed to punch out six batters on the afternoon while issuing three free passes. The Braves jumped on him early in this one, with Matt Olson slugging a three-run homer in the first inning and Eli White adding a two-run shot as part of a three-run second. Nola got 12 swings and misses on 101 offerings on the day, posting a CSW of 30 percent. He’ll try to pick up the pieces as he carries a miserable 6.03 ERA, 1.56 WHIP and a 35/13 K/BB ratio (31 1/3 innings) into Saturday’s matchup against the Marlins in Miami.