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Phillies Wire Vol. 1 · No. 51 · 2026-05-19
25-23
Season
PHI 25-23 ■ Reds @ Phillies · Game 2 of 3 · 6:40 PM ■ Jesús Luzardo vs Chase Burns ■ NBCSP · 94 WIP ■ 88° · Mostly sunny · gusts 15 mph ■ signed free agent RHP Ronaldson Estevez to a minor league contract. ■ SS Matthew Ferrara assigned to Philadelphia Phillies. ■ LHP Wesley Moore assigned to Philadelphia Phillies. ■ C Will Vierling roster status changed by Philadelphia Phillies. ■ PHI 25-23 ■ Reds @ Phillies · Game 2 of 3 · 6:40 PM ■ Jesús Luzardo vs Chase Burns ■ NBCSP · 94 WIP ■ 88° · Mostly sunny · gusts 15 mph ■ signed free agent RHP Ronaldson Estevez to a minor league contract. ■ SS Matthew Ferrara assigned to Philadelphia Phillies. ■ LHP Wesley Moore assigned to Philadelphia Phillies. ■ C Will Vierling roster status changed by Philadelphia Phillies. ■
Live pending Updated May 19, 2026, 8:09 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.
Live

PHI 1, CIN 2

Bottom 6th · 1 out

Trea Turner is up against Chase Burns. Series: PHI leads 1-0.

Venue
Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia
Broadcast
NBCSP · MLB.TV · 94 WIP
Weather
88° · Mostly sunny
Tomorrow
Aaron Nola vs Andrew Abbott · PHI vs CIN · Wed, May 20 · 1:05 PM
Trea Turner at the plate
Chase Burns on the mound
Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia

Issue sections

Starters Jesús Luzardo (LHP) vs Chase Burns (RHP)
SEPTA Broad Street Line to AT&T Station
Live Live score starts at first pitch
Pregame
PHI Jesús Luzardo (LHP)
CIN Chase Burns (RHP)
1. Trea Turner
DH · Bats R
2. Bryce Harper
1B · Bats L
3. Alec Bohm
3B · Bats R
4. Brandon Marsh
LF · Bats L
5. Adolis García
RF · Bats R
6. Bryson Stott
2B · Bats L
7. Edmundo Sosa
SS · Bats R
8. Justin Crawford
CF · Bats L
9. Rafael Marchán
C · Bats S
1. Matt McLain
2B · Bats R
2. Elly De La Cruz
SS · Bats S
3. Spencer Steer
1B · Bats R
4. Sal Stewart
DH · Bats R
5. Dane Myers
CF · Bats R
6. JJ Bleday
LF · Bats L
7. Blake Dunn
RF · Bats R
8. Tyler Stephenson
C · Bats R
9. Ke'Bryan Hayes
3B · Bats R

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

May 19
Jesús Luzardo
vs CIN
4.85 ERA · 3-3
live
May 20
Aaron Nola
vs CIN
5.91 ERA · 2-3
live
May 22
TBD
vs CLE
fallback
May 23
TBD
vs CLE
fallback
As of May 19, 2026, 8:09 PM ET
Justin Crawford
CF · Rookie · Made Opening Day club
active
Andrew Painter
SP · #28 MLB prospect · Starts Mar 31
active
Ronaldson Estevez
RHP · signed free agent RHP Ronaldson Estevez
milb
Patrick Crotty
RHP · signed free agent RHP Patrick Crotty
milb
Sergio Alcántara
SS · signed free agent SS Sergio Alcántara
milb
NL East standings
TeamWLPctGBStrk
ATL 33 16 .673 — W1
PHI 25 23 .521 7.5 W5
WSH 23 25 .479 9.5 L2
MIA 22 27 .449 11.0 L1
NYM 21 26 .447 11.0 W3
Max Lazar · RHP
Left oblique strain. sent RHP Max Lazar on a rehab assignment to Lehigh Valley IronPigs
As of May 19, 2026, 8:09 PM ET
60-day IL
Zach Pop · RHP
Right calf strain. sent RHP Zach Pop on a rehab assignment to Lehigh Valley IronPigs
As of May 19, 2026, 8:09 PM ET
15-day IL
Kyle Backhus · LHP
Left elbow inflammation.
As of May 19, 2026, 8:09 PM ET
15-day IL

Injury status is rebuilt from the MLB transactions feed when the injuries endpoint is unavailable.

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.

Last confirmed Mar 28, 2026, 10:00 AM ET
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

Jesús Luzardo draws the assignment for Philadelphia against Chase Burns in Reds @ Phillies · Game 2 of 3.

First pitch is 6:40 PM at Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia. PHI leads 1-0.

Jesús Luzardo vs Chase Burns drives today's matchup.
Wed, May 20 Aaron Nola vs Andrew Abbott · 1:05 PM · NBC 10
Fri, May 22 TBD vs Gavin Williams · 6:40 PM · NBCSP
Sat, May 23 TBD vs Slade Cecconi · 4:05 PM · NBCSP