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Phillies Wire Vol. 1 · No. 54 · 2026-05-23
25-26
Season
PHI 25-26 ■ Guardians @ Phillies · Game 2 of 3 · 4:05 PM ■ Zack Wheeler vs Slade Cecconi ■ NBCSP · 94 WIP ■ 51° · Overcast · gusts 28 mph ■ signed free agent RHP Ronaldson Estevez to a minor league contract. ■ SS Matthew Ferrara assigned to Philadelphia Phillies. ■ C Will Vierling assigned to Philadelphia Phillies. ■ C Will Vierling roster status changed by Philadelphia Phillies. ■ PHI 25-26 ■ Guardians @ Phillies · Game 2 of 3 · 4:05 PM ■ Zack Wheeler vs Slade Cecconi ■ NBCSP · 94 WIP ■ 51° · Overcast · gusts 28 mph ■ signed free agent RHP Ronaldson Estevez to a minor league contract. ■ SS Matthew Ferrara assigned to Philadelphia Phillies. ■ C Will Vierling assigned to Philadelphia Phillies. ■ C Will Vierling roster status changed by Philadelphia Phillies. ■
Live pending Updated May 23, 2026, 7:49 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 3, CLE 0

Top 7th · 0 outs

Kyle Manzardo is up against Orion Kerkering. Series: CLE leads 1-0.

Venue
Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia
Broadcast
NBCSP · MLB.TV · 94 WIP
Weather
51° · Overcast
Tomorrow
Andrew Painter vs Parker Messick · PHI vs CLE · Sun, May 24 · 1:35 PM
Kyle Manzardo at the plate
Orion Kerkering on the mound
Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia

Issue sections

Starters Zack Wheeler (RHP) vs Slade Cecconi (RHP)
SEPTA Broad Street Line to AT&T Station
Live Live score starts at first pitch
Pregame
PHI Zack Wheeler (RHP)
CLE Slade Cecconi (RHP)
1. Trea Turner
SS · Bats R
2. Kyle Schwarber
DH · Bats L
3. Bryce Harper
1B · Bats L
4. Alec Bohm
3B · Bats R
5. Brandon Marsh
LF · Bats L
6. Bryson Stott
2B · Bats L
7. J.T. Realmuto
C · Bats R
8. Adolis García
RF · Bats R
9. Justin Crawford
CF · Bats L
1. Travis Bazzana
2B · Bats L
2. José Ramírez
3B · Bats S
3. Chase DeLauter
RF · Bats L
4. Kyle Manzardo
1B · Bats L
5. Rhys Hoskins
DH · Bats R
6. Daniel Schneemann
SS · Bats L
7. Angel Martínez
LF · Bats S
8. Steven Kwan
CF · Bats L
9. Patrick Bailey
C · Bats S

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

May 23
Zack Wheeler
vs CLE
1.67 ERA · 3-0
live
May 24
Andrew Painter
vs CLE
5.77 ERA · 1-4
live
May 25
TBD
vs SD
fallback
May 26
TBD
vs SD
fallback
May 27
TBD
vs SD
fallback
As of May 23, 2026, 7:49 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 36 17 .679 — L1
WSH 26 27 .491 10.0 W1
PHI 25 26 .490 10.0 L3
MIA 24 29 .453 12.0 W2
NYM 22 30 .423 13.5 L2
Max Lazar · RHP
Left oblique strain. sent RHP Max Lazar on a rehab assignment to Lehigh Valley IronPigs
As of May 23, 2026, 7:49 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 23, 2026, 7:49 PM ET
15-day IL
Kyle Backhus · LHP
Left elbow inflammation.
As of May 23, 2026, 7:49 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

Zack Wheeler draws the assignment for Philadelphia against Slade Cecconi in Guardians @ Phillies · Game 2 of 3.

First pitch is 4:05 PM at Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia. CLE leads 1-0.

Zack Wheeler vs Slade Cecconi drives today's matchup.
Sun, May 24 Andrew Painter vs Parker Messick · 1:35 PM · NBCSP
Mon, May 25 TBD vs TBD · 6:40 PM · Padres.TV Presented by UC San Diego Health
Tue, May 26 TBD vs TBD · 9:40 PM · Padres.TV Presented by UC San Diego Health