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Phillies Wire Vol. 1 · No. 95 · 2026-07-04
50-39
Season
PHI 50-39 ■ Phillies @ Royals · Game 1 of 3 · 8:10 PM ■ Jesús Luzardo vs Michael Wacha ■ NBCSP · 94 WIP ■ 69° · Mostly sunny · gusts 3 mph ■ signed free agent C Payton Henry to a minor league contract. ■ traded RHP Ryan Degges to Cleveland Guardians for cash. ■ traded RHP Ryan Degges to Cleveland Guardians for cash. ■ recalled LHP Tanner Banks from Lehigh Valley IronPigs. ■ PHI 50-39 ■ Phillies @ Royals · Game 1 of 3 · 8:10 PM ■ Jesús Luzardo vs Michael Wacha ■ NBCSP · 94 WIP ■ 69° · Mostly sunny · gusts 3 mph ■ signed free agent C Payton Henry to a minor league contract. ■ traded RHP Ryan Degges to Cleveland Guardians for cash. ■ traded RHP Ryan Degges to Cleveland Guardians for cash. ■ recalled LHP Tanner Banks from Lehigh Valley IronPigs. ■
Final Final edition Updated Jul 4, 2026, 11:45 PM ET
Farm system notes hidden because the editorial baseline is stale.
Final

PHI 6, KC 1.

PHI 6, KC 1 · Jesús Luzardo · 6.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 9 K

PHI 6, KC 1. Final at Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City. PHI leads 1-0.

PHI Jesús Luzardo LHP
ERA
3.75
W-L
7-4
WHIP
1.27
VS
KC Michael Wacha RHP
ERA
3.45
W-L
5-6
WHIP
1.16
Winning Pitcher
TBD
Venue
Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City
Series
PHI leads 1-0
Tomorrow
Aaron Nola vs Luinder Avila · PHI @ KC · Sun, Jul 5 · 3:00 PM
Jesús Luzardo: 6.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 9 K
Michael Wacha: 6.0 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 7 K
Gabriel Rincones Jr.: 2-for-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R

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Issue sections

Starters Jesús Luzardo (LHP) vs Michael Wacha (RHP)
Score Scoreboard updates load automatically
Final
Starting Pitchers
KC Michael Wacha (RHP)
PHI Jesús Luzardo (LHP)
KC Batting Order
1. Carter Jensen
C · Bats L
2. Bobby Witt Jr.
SS · Bats R
3. Lane Thomas
CF · Bats R
4. Jac Caglianone
1B · Bats L
5. Nick Loftin
3B · Bats R
6. Starling Marte
DH · Bats R
7. Isaac Collins
LF · Bats S
8. Michael Massey
2B · Bats L
9. Tyler Tolbert
RF · Bats R
PHI Batting Order
1. Trea Turner
SS · Bats R
2. Kyle Schwarber
DH · Bats L
3. Bryce Harper
1B · Bats L
4. Brandon Marsh
LF · Bats L
5. Alec Bohm
3B · Bats R
6. Bryson Stott
2B · Bats L
7. J.T. Realmuto
C · Bats R
8. Gabriel Rincones Jr.
RF · Bats L
9. Justin Crawford
CF · Bats L

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

PHI 6, KC 1. Key performers from the latest result:

Jesús Luzardo · P
6.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 9 K · ERA 3.75
Michael Wacha · P
6.0 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 7 K · ERA 3.45
Gabriel Rincones Jr. · RF
2-for-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R · AVG .188
Alec Bohm · 3B
2-for-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 R · AVG .227
J.T. Realmuto · C
1-for-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R · AVG .202
PHI 6, KC 1. Final at Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City. PHI leads 1-0.
Starting Rotation
Jul 4
Jesús Luzardo
vs KC
3.75 ERA · 7-4
live
Jul 5
Aaron Nola
vs KC
6.04 ERA · 3-5
live
Jul 6
Cristopher Sánchez
vs KC
2.00 ERA · 10-3
live
Jul 7
TBD
vs CIN
fallback
Jul 8
TBD
vs CIN
fallback
26-Man Roster Highlights
As of Jul 4, 2026, 11:45 PM ET
Payton Henry
C · signed free agent C Payton Henry
milb
NL East standings
TeamWLPctGBStrk
ATL 52 35 .598 — W2
PHI 50 39 .562 3.0 W1
MIA 47 42 .528 6.0 W1
WSH 46 44 .511 7.5 L1
NYM 36 53 .404 17.0 L3
Adolis García · RF
Right latissimus dorsi tear.
As of Jul 4, 2026, 11:45 PM ET
60-day IL
Brad Keller · RHP
Right forearm tendinitis.
As of Jul 4, 2026, 11:45 PM ET
15-day IL
Johan Rojas · CF
Right elbow UCL repair.
As of Jul 4, 2026, 11:45 PM ET
60-day IL

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