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Phillies Wire Vol. 1 · No. 5 · 2026-04-01
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PHI 3-3 ■ Phillies vs Nationals - Game 3 · 1:05 PM ■ Cristopher Sánchez vs Cade Cavalli ■ NBCSP+ · 94.1 WIP ■ 63° · Rain · gusts 26 mph ■ PHI 3-3 ■ Phillies vs Nationals - Game 3 · 1:05 PM ■ Cristopher Sánchez vs Cade Cavalli ■ NBCSP+ · 94.1 WIP ■ 63° · Rain · gusts 26 mph ■
Final enriched Updated Apr 1, 2026, 11:14 PM ET
Injury report uses fixture baseline plus live transactions when the MLB injuries endpoint is unavailable.
Final

PHI 6, WSH 5.

PHI 6, WSH 5 · Brandon Marsh · 1-for-5

PHI 6, WSH 5. Final at Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia. PHI wins 2-1.

Winning Pitcher
Brandon Marsh
Series
PHI wins 2-1
Tomorrow
Fri, Apr 3 · 4:10 PM
Tomorrow
Aaron Nola vs Michael Lorenzen · COL vs PHI · Fri, Apr 3 · 4:10 PM
Brandon Marsh: 1-for-5
José Alvarado: 1.0 IP, 1 H
Justin Crawford: 3-for-5, 1 RBI
Matchup Phillies vs Nationals - Game 3
First Pitch 1:05 PM
Venue Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia
Starters Cristopher Sánchez vs Cade Cavalli
Series PHI wins 2-1
Broadcast NBCSP+ · MLB.TV · 94.1 WIP
Weather 63° · Rain · 14 mph · gusts 26
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Live

PHI 6, WSH 5. Key performers from the latest result:

Brandon Marsh · LF
1-for-5 · ERA -.--
José Alvarado · P
1.0 IP, 1 H · ERA 15.43
Justin Crawford · CF
3-for-5, 1 RBI · ERA -.--
Cristopher Sánchez · P
5.1 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 7 K · ERA 0.79
Bryce Harper · 1B
1-for-5, 1 HR, 1 RBI · ERA -.--
The Phillies survived a wild finish at Citizens Bank Park, holding off the Nationals 6-5 to take the series opener and move to 4-2 on the young season.
Starting Rotation
Apr 1
Cristopher Sánchez
vs WSH
0.79 ERA · 1-0
Apr 3
Aaron Nola
vs COL
5.40 ERA · 0-0
Apr 4
Jesús Luzardo
vs COL
9.00 ERA · 0-1
Apr 5
Taijuan Walker
vs COL
11.57 ERA · 0-1
26-Man Roster Highlights
Justin Crawford
CF · Rookie · Made Opening Day club
active
Andrew Painter
SP · #28 MLB prospect · Starts Mar 31
active
TeamWLPctGBStrk
Marlins 5 1 .833 — W2
Braves 4 2 .667 1.0 W1
Phillies 3 3 .500 2.0 W2
Nationals 3 3 .500 2.0 L2
Mets 3 3 .500 2.0 L2
Zack Wheeler · RHP
Thoracic outlet decompression surgery (Sep 23). Rehab start today at LV — 3 IP / ~50 pitches. 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

Look for Cristopher Sánchez to build on his strong spring as he faces Washington's promising right-hander Cade Cavalli in this afternoon's series finale.

Expect the Phillies to attack early against Cavalli, who struggled with command in his season debut last week against the Marlins.

Sánchez looks to continue his early season momentum against a Nationals lineup that has shown pop but lacks consistency.
Up Next
Fri, Apr 3 Aaron Nola vs Michael Lorenzen · 4:10 PM · TBD
Sat, Apr 4 Jesús Luzardo vs Jose Quintana · 8:10 PM · TBD
Sun, Apr 5 Taijuan Walker vs Tomoyuki Sugano · 3:10 PM · TBD
Tomorrow
Aaron Nola vs Michael Lorenzen · COL vs PHI
Fri, Apr 3 · 4:10 PM
NBCSP · Coors Field
Phillies Wire Vol. 1 · No. 5 · 2026-04-01 · Editorial copy enriched via Claude.