July 2, 2026 Updated 7:19 am EDT
Brandon Marsh leads the Philadelphia Phillies into a matchup against Nick Gonzales and the Pittsburgh Pirates at Citizens Bank Park, on Thursday at 12:35 p.m. ET. Marsh is at .319, the fourth-best average in the league, and Gonzales ranks ninth at .300. Alan Rangel (0-1, 4.50 ERA) gets the start for the Phillies, who are 49-38 this season and second in the NL East. Jared Jones (1-1, 5.76 ERA) is starting for the Pirates, who are 43-44 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 has hit 20 home runs this season, which ranks 9th in MLB. He has also tallied 56 RBIs (14th in MLB) and has scored 56 runs. In 365 plate appearances, he has recorded a .275 BA, .375 OBP and .533 SLG with a 14.5% walk rate and a 19.5% strikeout rate. He has been effective on the base paths, recording five steals on eight attempts.
In 371 plate appearances, Kyle Schwarber is hitting .252/.367/.575 with a .942 OPS. He has hit 30 long balls (1st in MLB), driven in 55 runs (17th in MLB) and scored 55 times.
Bryan Reynolds is hitting for a .280 BA, .395 OBP and .462 SLG with a 22.3% strikeout rate and a 14.9% walk rate. His OPS is .857 and he has scored 58 runs. In 377 plate appearances, he has hit 11 home runs and driven in 53 runs. Reynolds has recorded five steals on five attempts.
In 356 plate appearances, Brandon Lowe has slashed .240/.315/.498 this season. He has hit 20 long balls (9th in MLB) and driven in 57 runs (11th in MLB) with a strikeout rate of 26.1% and a walk rate of 9.8%. and has scored 51 runs.
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