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Phillies Wire Vol. 1 · No. 127 · 2026-08-05
61-53
Season
PHI 61-53 ■ Nationals @ Phillies · Game 3 of 4 · 6:40 PM ■ Andrew Painter vs Jake Irvin ■ NBCSP · 94 WIP ■ 72° · Overcast · gusts 5 mph ■ PHI 61-53 ■ Nationals @ Phillies · Game 3 of 4 · 6:40 PM ■ Andrew Painter vs Jake Irvin ■ NBCSP · 94 WIP ■ 72° · Overcast · gusts 5 mph ■
Pregame Pregame edition Updated Aug 5, 2026, 3:09 AM ET
Farm system notes hidden because the editorial baseline is stale.
Pregame

Nationals @ Phillies · Game 3 of 4

Andrew Painter vs Jake Irvin

Andrew Painter vs Jake Irvin · Nationals @ Phillies · Game 3 of 4

WSH Jake Irvin RHP
ERA
5.56
W-L
2-5
WHIP
1.32
VS
PHI Andrew Painter RHP
ERA
6.72
W-L
1-8
WHIP
1.61
First Pitch
6:40 PM
Venue
Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia
Watch
NBCSP · MLB.TV · 94 WIP
Tomorrow
Cristopher Sánchez · PHI vs WSH · Thu, Aug 6 · 6:05 PM
72° · Overcast · 2 mph · gusts 5
Regular Season

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Issue sections

Starters Andrew Painter (RHP) vs Jake Irvin (RHP)
SEPTA Broad Street Line to NRG Station
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Pregame
Starting Pitchers
PHI Andrew Painter (RHP)
WSH Jake Irvin (RHP)

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

Starting Rotation
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
Aug 9
TBD
vs TOR
fallback
26-Man Roster Highlights
As of Aug 5, 2026, 3:09 AM ET
NL East standings
TeamWLPctGBStrk
ATL 68 45 .602 — W6
PHI 61 53 .535 7.5 W4
MIA 58 56 .509 10.5 L1
WSH 55 60 .478 14.0 L7
NYM 48 66 .421 20.5 W1
Adolis García · RF
Right latissimus dorsi tear.
As of Aug 5, 2026, 3:09 AM ET
60-day IL
Johan Rojas · CF
Right elbow UCL repair.
As of Aug 5, 2026, 3:09 AM ET
60-day IL
Lou Trivino III · RHP
Right thoracic muscle spasm.
As of Aug 5, 2026, 3:09 AM ET
15-day IL
Tanner Banks · LHP
Left forearm strain.
As of Aug 5, 2026, 3:09 AM ET
60-day IL
Brad Keller · RHP
Right elbow UCL tear.
As of Aug 5, 2026, 3:09 AM ET
60-day IL
Rafael Marchán · C
Left knee patellar tendinitis.
As of Aug 5, 2026, 3:09 AM ET
10-day IL

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

Andrew Painter draws the assignment for Philadelphia against Jake Irvin in Nationals @ Phillies · Game 3 of 4.

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

Andrew Painter vs Jake Irvin drives today's matchup.
Up Next
Thu, Aug 6 Cristopher Sánchez vs TBD · 6:05 PM · NBCSP
Fri, Aug 7 TBD vs José Soriano · 6:40 PM · NBCSP
Sat, Aug 8 TBD vs Max Scherzer · 6:05 PM · NBCSP