Phillies Wire Vol. 1 · No. 2 · 2026-03-29

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Season

PHI 1-2 ■ Phillies vs Rangers - Game 3 · 1:35 PM ■ Jesús Luzardo vs MacKenzie Gore ■ NBCSP+ · 94.1 WIP ■ 50° · Overcast · gusts 14 mph ■ Wheeler begins rehab stint with IronPigs as rotation returns to health ■ Stubbs outrighted to Triple-A after clearing waivers ■ PHI 1-2 ■ Phillies vs Rangers - Game 3 · 1:35 PM ■ Jesús Luzardo vs MacKenzie Gore ■ NBCSP+ · 94.1 WIP ■ 50° · Overcast · gusts 14 mph ■ Wheeler begins rehab stint with IronPigs as rotation returns to health ■ Stubbs outrighted to Triple-A after clearing waivers ■

Final enriched Updated Mar 29, 2026, 9:55 PM ET

Injury report uses fixture baseline plus live transactions when the MLB injuries endpoint is unavailable.

Rehab assignment notes are refreshed from the MLB transactions feed.

Daily Prophet notes injected into ticker.

Final

PHI 3, TEX 8.

TEX 8, PHI 3 · Brandon Marsh · 0-for-1

PHI 3, TEX 8. Final at Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia. TEX wins 2-1.

Winning Pitcher

Brandon Marsh

Series

TEX wins 2-1

Tomorrow

Mon, Mar 30 · 6:40 PM

Tomorrow

Taijuan Walker vs Foster Griffin · PHI vs WSH · Mon, Mar 30 · 6:40 PM

Brandon Marsh: 0-for-1

Jesús Luzardo: 6.0 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 7 K

Justin Crawford: 1-for-3

Matchup Phillies vs Rangers - Game 3

First Pitch 1:35 PM

Venue Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia

Starters Jesús Luzardo vs MacKenzie Gore

Series TEX wins 2-1

Broadcast NBCSP+ · MLB.TV · 94.1 WIP

Weather 50° · Overcast · 5 mph · gusts 14

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Live

PHI 3, TEX 8. Key performers from the latest result:

Brandon Marsh · LF

0-for-1 · ERA -.--

Jesús Luzardo · P

6.0 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 7 K · ERA 9.00

Justin Crawford · CF

1-for-3 · ERA -.--

Bryce Harper · 1B

0-for-2 · ERA -.--

J.T. Realmuto · C

0-for-2 · ERA -.--

Rangers exploded for eight runs to take commanding 2-1 series lead, leaving Phillies searching for answers in stunning 8-3 defeat at Citizens Bank Park.

Starting Rotation

Mar 29

Jesús Luzardo

vs TEX

9.00 ERA · 0-1

Mar 30

Taijuan Walker

vs WSH

Mar 31

Andrew Painter

vs WSH

Apr 1

Cristopher Sánchez

vs WSH

0.00 ERA · 1-0

26-Man Roster Highlights

Justin Crawford

CF · Rookie · Made Opening Day club

active

Andrew Painter

SP · #28 MLB prospect · Starts Mar 31

active

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Strk
Marlins	3	0	1.000	—	W3
Mets	2	1	.667	1.0	L1
Nationals	2	1	.667	1.0	W1
Braves	2	1	.667	1.0	L1
Phillies	1	2	.333	2.0	L2

Zack Wheeler · RHP

Thoracic outlet decompression surgery (Sep 23). sent RHP Zack Wheeler on a rehab assignment to Lehigh Valley IronPigs. Target return: Mid-April

15-Day IL

Orion Kerkering · RHP

Grade 1 right hamstring strain. 1 IP rehab outing today after Wheeler. First eligible: 2026-04-07

15-Day IL

Max Lazar · RHP

Left oblique strain (WBC). Minor per Thomson. First eligible: 2026-04-06

15-Day IL

All three IL stints retroactive to March 22. No 40-man pressure until Wheeler is activation-ready.

Triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs

Lehigh Valley IronPigs open against Toledo Mud Hens at Coca-Cola Park. Game 1 of 3 runs Mar 27–29. Stream on MiLB.TV. Manager Anthony Contreras returns for Franchise-record 5th season.

Names to Watch

Zack Wheeler · RHP

Rehab start today — first live outing post-surgery

rehab

Orion Kerkering · RHP

1 IP rehab outing today after Wheeler

rehab

Christian Cairo · INF

Contract selected + optioned to LV. Near-term recall candidate.

new

Liover Peguero · INF

Established Triple-A depth piece

new

Chase Shugart / Seth Johnson · RHP

40-man experience · Near-term recall options

new

Find your footing quickly in must-win territory as Luzardo takes the ball against Gore with the Phillies trailing 2-1 in the series.

Expect Citizens Bank Park to buzz with urgency at 1:35 PM as Philadelphia faces elimination pressure against a confident Rangers club riding momentum from Tuesday's explosive offensive display.

Luzardo must deliver his best stuff against Gore as Phillies face elimination scenario in pivotal Game 3 showdown.

Up Next

Mon, Mar 30 Taijuan Walker vs Foster Griffin · 6:40 PM · TBD

Tue, Mar 31 Andrew Painter vs TBD · 6:40 PM · TBD

Wed, Apr 1 Cristopher Sánchez vs Cade Cavalli · 1:05 PM · TBD

Tomorrow

Taijuan Walker vs Foster Griffin · PHI vs WSH

Mon, Mar 30 · 6:40 PM

NBCSP · Citizens Bank Park