The Phillies have been shut out in at present’s 6-0 loss to the Braves, dropping Philadelphia to a good 5-4 report in its 9 video games with out injured sluggers Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper. The excellent news is that a minimum of Schwarber can be activated from the 10-day injured record for the Phils’ subsequent recreation on Tuesday, and Harper appears on observe to be activated in some unspecified time in the future this week, even when Tuesday continues to be up within the air for the previous NL MVP.
Each gamers ran the bases previous to at present’s recreation, with MLB.com reporting that Schwarber has now been operating at full depth for 2 straight days, whereas Harper was operating “both at or near 100% depth.” Schwarber was sidelined with a groin pressure and Harper with a hamstring pressure, so baserunning is basically the ultimate step in assessing whether or not both participant is totally able to return. Whereas neither damage was regarded as overly severe, it’s clearly a terrific signal for the Phillies that the preliminary evaluation appears to be correct, so the workforce received’t have any longer-term considerations about two key members of their on a regular basis lineup.
Extra from across the NL East…
- Although Jesus Luzardo is on the 60-day injured record, groups are nonetheless checking in with the Marlins concerning the left-hander’s availability, USA At present’s Bob Nightengale writes. Luzardo’s preliminary IL placement occurred on June 19, so he received’t be again till August 18 on the earliest as he recovers from a lumbar stress response. If Luzardo was certainly capable of return round that date and return in good type, there could be loads of time for the southpaw to contribute to a contender for the rest of the season, but naturally his well being scenario would make for some tough commerce negotiations with Miami. From the Marlins’ perspective, it’s exhausting to think about they might conform to promote low on one in every of their prime commerce chips, particularly since Luzardo continues to be underneath workforce management by way of the 2026 season.
- Orlando Arcia entered at present’s motion hitting .209/.245/.332 over 314 plate appearances, and with the bottom wRC+ (58) of any certified hitter in baseball. It has been an unpleasant dropoff for a participant who had roughly a league-average 101 wRC+ for the Braves in 2022-23, and Arcia was even an All-Star final season after shifting into the beginning shortstop position. Justin Toscano of the Atlanta Journal-Structure writes that the Braves are seemingly okay with letting Arcia attempt to discover himself on the plate, since he’s a minimum of persevering with to ship robust glovework on the shortstop place. Whereas Atlanta has been aggressive in selling prospects in recent times, Toscano doesn’t suppose the workforce is contemplating bringing the hot-hitting Nacho Alvarez as much as the majors as a possible alternative for Arcia, as Alvarez solely simply made his Triple-A debut final month.
