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Phillies Wire Vol. 1 · No. 96 · 2026-07-05
50-40
Season
PHI 50-40 ■ Phillies @ Royals · Game 2 of 3 · 3:00 PM ■ Aaron Nola vs Luinder Avila ■ NBCSP · 94 WIP ■ 79° · Clear · gusts 10 mph ■ designated RHP Jean Cabrera for assignment. ■ signed free agent OF Bryan De La Cruz. ■ optioned OF Bryan De La Cruz to Lehigh Valley IronPigs. ■ PHI 50-40 ■ Phillies @ Royals · Game 2 of 3 · 3:00 PM ■ Aaron Nola vs Luinder Avila ■ NBCSP · 94 WIP ■ 79° · Clear · gusts 10 mph ■ designated RHP Jean Cabrera for assignment. ■ signed free agent OF Bryan De La Cruz. ■ optioned OF Bryan De La Cruz to Lehigh Valley IronPigs. ■
Final Final edition Updated Jul 5, 2026, 11:17 PM ET
Farm system notes hidden because the editorial baseline is stale.
Final

PHI 2, KC 5.

KC 5, PHI 2 · Aaron Nola · 7.0 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 7 K

PHI 2, KC 5. Final at Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City. Series tied 1-1.

PHI Aaron Nola RHP
ERA
5.87
W-L
3-6
WHIP
1.46
VS
KC Luinder Avila RHP
ERA
5.05
W-L
4-3
WHIP
1.59
Winning Pitcher
TBD
Venue
Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City
Series
Series tied 1-1
Tomorrow
Cristopher Sánchez vs Noah Cameron · PHI @ KC · Mon, Jul 6 · 2:10 PM
Aaron Nola: 7.0 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 7 K
Luinder Avila: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 4 K
Isaac Collins: 2-for-3, 1 R, 1 SB

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Issue sections

Starters Aaron Nola (RHP) vs Luinder Avila (RHP)
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Final
Starting Pitchers
KC Luinder Avila (RHP)
PHI Aaron Nola (RHP)
KC Batting Order
1. Carter Jensen
C · Bats L
2. Bobby Witt Jr.
SS · Bats R
3. Jac Caglianone
1B · Bats L
4. Lane Thomas
CF · Bats R
5. Michael Massey
2B · Bats L
6. Salvador Perez
DH · Bats R
7. Josh Rojas
3B · Bats L
8. Kameron Misner
RF · Bats L
9. Isaac Collins
LF · Bats S
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. Gabriel Rincones Jr.
RF · Bats L
8. Justin Crawford
CF · Bats L
9. Garrett Stubbs
C · Bats L

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

PHI 2, KC 5. Key performers from the latest result:

Aaron Nola · P
7.0 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 7 K · ERA 5.87
Luinder Avila · P
5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 4 K · ERA 5.05
Isaac Collins · LF
2-for-3, 1 R, 1 SB · AVG .235
Salvador Perez · DH
1-for-4, 2 RBI · AVG .202
Bobby Witt Jr. · SS
2-for-3, 2 R, 1 SB · AVG .290
PHI 2, KC 5. Final at Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City. Series tied 1-1.
Starting Rotation
Jul 5
Aaron Nola
vs KC
5.87 ERA · 3-6
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
Jul 9
TBD
vs CIN
fallback
26-Man Roster Highlights
As of Jul 5, 2026, 11:17 PM ET
NL East standings
TeamWLPctGBStrk
ATL 52 36 .591 — L1
PHI 50 40 .556 3.0 L1
MIA 49 42 .538 4.5 W3
WSH 46 45 .505 7.5 L2
NYM 37 53 .411 16.0 W1
Adolis García · RF
Right latissimus dorsi tear.
As of Jul 5, 2026, 11:17 PM ET
60-day IL
Brad Keller · RHP
Right forearm tendinitis.
As of Jul 5, 2026, 11:17 PM ET
15-day IL
Johan Rojas · CF
Right elbow UCL repair.
As of Jul 5, 2026, 11:17 PM ET
60-day IL

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