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Phillies Wire Vol. 1 · No. 10 · 2026-04-07
6-4
Season
PHI 6-4 ■ Giants vs Phillies - Game 2 · 9:45 PM ■ Cristopher Sánchez vs Robbie Ray ■ NBCSP+ · 94.1 WIP ■ 39° · Clear · gusts 23 mph ■ activated RHP Orion Kerkering from the 15-day injured list. ■ optioned LHP Kyle Backhus to Lehigh Valley IronPigs. ■ PHI 6-4 ■ Giants vs Phillies - Game 2 · 9:45 PM ■ Cristopher Sánchez vs Robbie Ray ■ NBCSP+ · 94.1 WIP ■ 39° · Clear · gusts 23 mph ■ activated RHP Orion Kerkering from the 15-day injured list. ■ optioned LHP Kyle Backhus to Lehigh Valley IronPigs. ■
Live enriched Updated Apr 7, 2026, 11:15 PM ET
Injury report uses fixture baseline plus live transactions when the MLB injuries endpoint is unavailable.
Live

PHI 0, SF 3

Top 6th · 0 outs

Trea Turner is up against Robbie Ray. Series: PHI leads 1-0.

Matchup
Giants vs Phillies - Game 2
Broadcast
NBCSP+ · MLB.TV · 94.1 WIP
Weather
39° · Clear
Tomorrow
Aaron Nola vs Tyler Mahle · SF vs PHI · Wed, Apr 8 · 3:45 PM
Trea Turner at the plate
Robbie Ray on the mound
Oracle Park, San Francisco
Matchup Giants vs Phillies - Game 2
First Pitch 9:45 PM
Venue Oracle Park, San Francisco
Starters Cristopher Sánchez vs Robbie Ray
Series PHI leads 1-0
Broadcast NBCSP+ · MLB.TV · 94.1 WIP
Weather 39° · Clear · 11 mph · gusts 23
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Live

PHI 5, TEX 3. Key performers from the latest result:

Cristopher Sánchez · SP
6 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 10 K · 87 pitches, changeup 54% whiff rate
Kyle Schwarber · DH
1-for-3, 2B HR, 2 RBI · Two-run opposite-field HR in 1st off Eovaldi
Alec Bohm · 3B
1-for-3, HR, 3 RBI · Three-run shot in 5th chased Eovaldi
Justin Crawford · CF
2-for-4 · Two singles in first two MLB at-bats
Jhoan Durán · CL
1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, SV 1 · Closed after Backhus surrendered 2-run HR
Sánchez dominated after a shaky first inning, retiring 19 of the final 20 batters he faced. His changeup was absolutely devastating with a 54% whiff rate that left Giants hitters flailing.
Starting Rotation
Apr 7
Cristopher Sánchez
vs SF
1.13 ERA · 1-0
Apr 8
Aaron Nola
vs SF
3.18 ERA · 1-0
Apr 10
TBD
vs AZ
Apr 11
TBD
vs AZ
26-Man Roster Highlights
Justin Crawford
CF · Rookie · Made Opening Day club
active
Andrew Painter
SP · #28 MLB prospect · Starts Mar 31
active
TeamWLPctGBStrk
Mets 7 4 .636 — W4
Phillies 6 4 .600 0.5 W1
Marlins 6 5 .545 1.0 L2
Braves 6 5 .545 1.0 L3
Nationals 4 7 .364 3.0 L1
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

Expect fireworks when Cristopher Sánchez takes the ball for Philadelphia against veteran lefty Robbie Ray in Game 2 of this crucial series.

First pitch comes at 9:45 PM under the lights at Oracle Park. The Phillies hold a commanding 1-0 series advantage and smell blood in the water.

The Sánchez versus Ray matchup presents a fascinating contrast of styles that could determine the series momentum.
Up Next
Wed, Apr 8 Aaron Nola vs Tyler Mahle · 3:45 PM · TBD
Fri, Apr 10 TBD vs TBD · 6:40 PM · TBD
Sat, Apr 11 TBD vs TBD · 1:05 PM · TBD
Tomorrow
Aaron Nola vs Tyler Mahle · SF vs PHI
Wed, Apr 8 · 3:45 PM
NBCSP · Oracle Park
Phillies Wire Vol. 1 · No. 10 · 2026-04-07 · Editorial copy enriched via Claude.