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Phillies Wire Vol. 1 · No. 20 · 2026-04-18
8-12
Season
PHI 8-12 ■ Braves @ Phillies · Game 2 · 7:15 PM ■ Cristopher Sánchez vs Chris Sale ■ NBCSP+ · 94.1 WIP ■ 55° · Overcast · gusts 16 mph ■ placed RHP Jhoan Duran on the 15-day injured list retroactive to April 15, 2026. Left oblique strain. ■ recalled RHP Seth Johnson from Lehigh Valley IronPigs. ■ optioned OF Otto Kemp to Lehigh Valley IronPigs. ■ selected the contract of OF Felix Reyes from Lehigh Valley IronPigs. ■ PHI 8-12 ■ Braves @ Phillies · Game 2 · 7:15 PM ■ Cristopher Sánchez vs Chris Sale ■ NBCSP+ · 94.1 WIP ■ 55° · Overcast · gusts 16 mph ■ placed RHP Jhoan Duran on the 15-day injured list retroactive to April 15, 2026. Left oblique strain. ■ recalled RHP Seth Johnson from Lehigh Valley IronPigs. ■ optioned OF Otto Kemp to Lehigh Valley IronPigs. ■ selected the contract of OF Felix Reyes from Lehigh Valley IronPigs. ■
Final fallback Updated Apr 18, 2026, 11:16 PM ET
Injury report uses fixture baseline plus live transactions when the MLB injuries endpoint is unavailable.
Final

PHI 1, ATL 3.

ATL 3, PHI 1 · Cristopher Sánchez · 6.0 IP, 8 H, 0 ER, 8 K

PHI 1, ATL 3. Final at Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia. ATL wins 2-0.

Winning Pitcher
TBD
Series
ATL wins 2-0
Tomorrow
Sun, Apr 19 · 7:20 PM
Tomorrow
Andrew Painter vs Grant Holmes · PHI vs ATL · Sun, Apr 19 · 7:20 PM
Cristopher Sánchez: 6.0 IP, 8 H, 0 ER, 8 K
Chris Sale: 7.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 7 K
Felix Reyes: 1-for-3, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R

Issue sections

Matchup Braves @ Phillies · Game 2
First Pitch 7:15 PM
Venue Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia
Starters Cristopher Sánchez (RHP) vs Chris Sale (RHP)
Series ATL wins 2-0
Broadcast NBCSP+ · MLB.TV · 94.1 WIP
Weather 55° · Overcast · 7 mph · gusts 16
Giveaway Opening Night T-shirt (fans 15+)
SEPTA Sports Trippers from Fern Rock every 10 min from 2:40 PM
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Pregame
PHI Cristopher Sánchez (RHP)
ATL Chris Sale (RHP)
1. Trea Turner
SS · Bats R
2. Kyle Schwarber
DH · Bats R
3. Bryce Harper
1B · Bats R
4. Adolis García
RF · Bats R
5. J.T. Realmuto
C · Bats R
6. Alec Bohm
3B · Bats R
7. Felix Reyes
LF · Bats R
8. Edmundo Sosa
2B · Bats R
9. Brandon Marsh
CF · Bats R
1. Ronald Acuña Jr.
RF · Bats R
2. Drake Baldwin
DH · Bats R
3. Ozzie Albies
2B · Bats R
4. Matt Olson
1B · Bats R
5. Austin Riley
3B · Bats R
6. Mauricio Dubón
SS · Bats R
7. Eli White
LF · Bats R
8. Jonah Heim
C · Bats R
9. Jorge Mateo
SS · Bats R

Official batting orders confirmed for today's ATL at PHI game.

PHI 1, ATL 3. Key performers from the latest result:

Cristopher Sánchez · P
6.0 IP, 8 H, 0 ER, 8 K · ERA 1.59
Chris Sale · P
7.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 7 K · ERA 2.79
Felix Reyes · LF
1-for-3, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R · AVG .333
Austin Riley · 3B
2-for-5, 1 RBI · AVG .250
Jonah Heim · C
2-for-4 · AVG .217
PHI 1, ATL 3. Final at Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia. ATL wins 2-0.
Apr 18
Cristopher Sánchez
vs ATL
1.59 ERA · 2-2
live
Apr 19
Andrew Painter
vs ATL
3.77 ERA · 1-0
live
Apr 20
TBD
vs CHC
fallback
Apr 21
TBD
vs CHC
fallback
Apr 22
TBD
vs CHC
fallback
Justin Crawford
CF · Rookie · Made Opening Day club
active
Andrew Painter
SP · #28 MLB prospect · Starts Mar 31
active
NL East standings
TeamWLPctGBStrk
Braves 14 7 .667 — W4
Marlins 9 12 .429 5.0 L4
Nationals 9 12 .429 5.0 L2
Phillies 8 12 .400 5.5 L4
Mets 7 14 .333 7.0 L10
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.

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.

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

Cristopher Sánchez draws the assignment for Philadelphia against Chris Sale in Braves @ Phillies · Game 2.

First pitch is 7:15 PM at Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia. ATL wins 2-0.

Cristopher Sánchez vs Chris Sale drives today's matchup.
Sun, Apr 19 Andrew Painter vs Grant Holmes · 7:20 PM · TBD
Mon, Apr 20 TBD vs TBD · 7:40 PM · TBD
Tue, Apr 21 TBD vs TBD · 7:40 PM · TBD