June 30, 2026 Updated 12:19 pm EDT
Brandon Marsh leads the Philadelphia Phillies into a contest against the Pittsburgh Pirates a game after homering twice in an 11-7 defeat to the Pirates. It starts at 6:40 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Cristopher Sanchez (9-3, 2.13 ERA) gets the start for the Phillies, who are 47-38 this season and second in the NL East. Bubba Chandler (3-7, 4.42 ERA) is starting for the Pirates, who are 43-42 and fourth in the NL Central.
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Injury reportsPhillies
Brad Keller: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Johan Rojas: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Adolis Garcia: 60 Day IL (Lat)
Pirates
Oneil Cruz: 10 Day IL (Hand), Spencer Horwitz: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Wilber Dotel: 15 Day IL (Lat), Chris Devenski: 60 Day IL (Illness)
Stats to know
Philadelphia’s Bryce Harper is slashing .275/.375/.537 this season with 20 home runs (8th in MLB), 53 RBIs (15th in MLB) and an OPS of .912 (9th in MLB). He has a 19.2% strikeout rate and a 14.4% walk rate in 355 plate appearances, and he has scored 56 total runs. Harper has recorded five steals on eight attempts.
In 361 plate appearances, Kyle Schwarber has slashed .253/.368/.586 this season. He has hit 30 long balls (1st in MLB) and driven in 55 runs (13th in MLB) with a strikeout rate of 33.8% and a walk rate of 14.4%. He has come around to score 54 times.
Bryan Reynolds has hit 11 home runs this season. He has also tallied 52 RBIs and has scored 58 runs. In 368 plate appearances, he has recorded a .285 BA, .402 OBP and .472 SLG with a 15.2% walk rate and a 21.5% strikeout rate. He has been effective on the base paths, recording five steals on five attempts.
In 351 plate appearances, Brandon Lowe has posted a 26.2% strikeout rate and a 9.7% walk rate while slashing .239/.313/.502 with 20 home runs (8th in MLB), 57 RBIs (7th in MLB) and 51 runs scored.
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