July 8, 2026 11:15 am EDT Updated
The Philadelphia Phillies visit the Cincinnati Reds at 7:10 p.m. ET on Wednesday. The Reds are 41-49 this season, fifth in the NL Central. The Phillies are 51-41, second in the NL East. Neither team has named a starter.
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Injury reportsReds
Dane Myers: 10 Day IL (Shoulder), Blake Dunn: 10 Day IL (Elbow), Ke’Bryan Hayes: 10 Day IL (Back), Tony Santillan: 15 Day IL (Oblique), Graham Ashcraft: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Brandon Williamson: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
Phillies
Brad Keller: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Johan Rojas: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Adolis Garcia: 60 Day IL (Lat)
Stats to know
Cincinnati’s Sal Stewart is slashing .254/.338/.464 this season with 17 home runs, 60 RBIs (12th in MLB) and an OPS of .801. He has a 21.7% strikeout rate and an 11.3% walk rate in 391 plate appearances, and he has scored 48 total runs. Stewart has recorded 11 steals on 14 attempts.
In 336 plate appearances, Spencer Steer has hit 14 long balls, tallied 36 RBIs and scored 50 runs. He is batting .238/.316/.419 and has posted a 22.6% strikeout rate and a 9.5% walk rate.
Bryce Harper has hit 20 home runs this season, which ranks 12th in MLB. He has also tallied 57 RBIs (20th in MLB) and has scored 56 runs. In 386 plate appearances, he has recorded a .266 BA, .370 OBP and .514 SLG with a 14.8% walk rate and a 20.5% strikeout rate. He has been effective on the base paths, recording five steals on eight attempts.
In 392 plate appearances, Kyle Schwarber has slashed .255/.370/.570 this season. He has hit 31 long balls (1st in MLB) and driven in 57 runs (20th in MLB) with a strikeout rate of 34.4% and a walk rate of 14.5%. and has scored 56 runs (20th in MLB).
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