Skip to main content
Phillies Wire Vol. 1 · No. 126 · 2026-08-04
60-53
Season
PHI 60-53 ■ Nationals @ Phillies · Game 2 of 4 · 6:40 PM ■ Jesús Luzardo vs Zack Littell ■ NBCSP · 94 WIP ■ 69° · Overcast · gusts 13 mph ■ PHI 60-53 ■ Nationals @ Phillies · Game 2 of 4 · 6:40 PM ■ Jesús Luzardo vs Zack Littell ■ NBCSP · 94 WIP ■ 69° · Overcast · gusts 13 mph ■
Pregame Pregame edition Updated Aug 4, 2026, 2:09 AM ET
Farm system notes hidden because the editorial baseline is stale.
Pregame

Nationals @ Phillies · Game 2 of 4

Jesús Luzardo vs Zack Littell

Jesús Luzardo vs Zack Littell · Nationals @ Phillies · Game 2 of 4

WSH Zack Littell RHP
ERA
4.94
W-L
7-8
WHIP
1.34
VS
PHI Jesús Luzardo LHP
ERA
3.57
W-L
9-5
WHIP
1.19
First Pitch
6:40 PM
Venue
Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia
Watch
NBCSP · MLB.TV · 94 WIP
Tomorrow
Andrew Painter vs Jake Irvin · PHI vs WSH · Wed, Aug 5 · 6:40 PM
69° · Overcast · 5 mph · gusts 13
Regular Season

Get the Wire in your inbox

A fresh Phillies Wire every morning — the matchup, lineups, standings, injuries, and what’s next.

Subscribe →

Issue sections

Starters Jesús Luzardo (LHP) vs Zack Littell (RHP)
SEPTA Broad Street Line to NRG Station
Score Scoreboard updates load automatically
Pregame
Starting Pitchers
PHI Jesús Luzardo (LHP)
WSH Zack Littell (RHP)

Lineups post about two hours before first pitch. Holding until MLB confirms.

Starting Rotation
Aug 4
Jesús Luzardo
vs WSH
3.57 ERA · 9-5
live
Aug 5
Andrew Painter
vs WSH
6.72 ERA · 1-8
live
Aug 6
Cristopher Sánchez
vs WSH
2.61 ERA · 14-4
live
Aug 7
TBD
vs TOR
fallback
Aug 8
TBD
vs TOR
fallback
26-Man Roster Highlights
As of Aug 4, 2026, 2:09 AM ET
NL East standings
TeamWLPctGBStrk
ATL 67 45 .598 — W5
PHI 60 53 .531 7.5 W3
MIA 58 55 .513 9.5 W3
WSH 55 59 .482 13.0 L6
NYM 47 66 .416 20.5 L3
Adolis García · RF
Right latissimus dorsi tear.
As of Aug 4, 2026, 2:09 AM ET
60-day IL
Johan Rojas · CF
Right elbow UCL repair.
As of Aug 4, 2026, 2:09 AM ET
60-day IL
Lou Trivino III · RHP
Right thoracic muscle spasm.
As of Aug 4, 2026, 2:09 AM ET
15-day IL
Tanner Banks · LHP
Left forearm strain.
As of Aug 4, 2026, 2:09 AM ET
60-day IL
Brad Keller · RHP
Right elbow UCL tear.
As of Aug 4, 2026, 2:09 AM ET
60-day IL
Rafael Marchán · C
Left knee patellar tendinitis.
As of Aug 4, 2026, 2:09 AM ET
10-day IL

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

Jesús Luzardo draws the assignment for Philadelphia against Zack Littell in Nationals @ Phillies · Game 2 of 4.

First pitch is 6:40 PM at Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia. Regular Season.

Jesús Luzardo vs Zack Littell drives today's matchup.
Up Next
Wed, Aug 5 Andrew Painter vs Jake Irvin · 6:40 PM · NBCSP
Thu, Aug 6 Cristopher Sánchez vs TBD · 6:05 PM · NBCSP
Fri, Aug 7 TBD vs TBD · 6:40 PM · NBCSP