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Phillies Wire Vol. 1 · No. 140 · 2026-08-18
68-58
Season
PHI 68-58 ■ Marlins @ Phillies · Game 2 of 3 · 6:40 PM ■ Zack Wheeler vs Cade Gibson ■ NBCSP · 94 WIP ■ 75° · Overcast · gusts 2 mph ■ PHI 68-58 ■ Marlins @ Phillies · Game 2 of 3 · 6:40 PM ■ Zack Wheeler vs Cade Gibson ■ NBCSP · 94 WIP ■ 75° · Overcast · gusts 2 mph ■
Pregame Pregame edition Updated Aug 18, 2026, 1:27 AM ET
Farm system notes hidden because the editorial baseline is stale.
Pregame

Marlins @ Phillies · Game 2 of 3

Zack Wheeler vs Cade Gibson

Zack Wheeler vs Cade Gibson · Marlins @ Phillies · Game 2 of 3

MIA Cade Gibson LHP
ERA
5.61
W-L
2-0
WHIP
1.54
VS
PHI Zack Wheeler RHP
ERA
2.89
W-L
10-4
WHIP
1.00
First Pitch
6:40 PM
Venue
Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia
Watch
NBCSP · MLB.TV · 94 WIP
Tomorrow
Aaron Nola vs Sandy Alcantara · PHI vs MIA · Wed, Aug 19 · 6:05 PM
75° · Overcast · 2 mph · gusts 2
PHI leads 1-0

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Issue sections

Starters Zack Wheeler (RHP) vs Cade Gibson (LHP)
SEPTA Broad Street Line to NRG Station
Score Scoreboard updates load automatically
Pregame
Starting Pitchers
PHI Zack Wheeler (RHP)
MIA Cade Gibson (LHP)

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

Starting Rotation
Aug 18
Zack Wheeler
vs MIA
2.89 ERA · 10-4
live
Aug 19
Aaron Nola
vs MIA
5.33 ERA · 4-9
live
Aug 21
TBD
vs STL
fallback
Aug 22
TBD
vs STL
fallback
26-Man Roster Highlights
As of Aug 18, 2026, 1:27 AM ET
NL East standings
TeamWLPctGBStrk
ATL 74 51 .592 — L1
PHI 68 58 .540 6.5 W4
MIA 64 62 .508 10.5 L1
WSH 60 66 .476 14.5 L3
NYM 57 69 .452 17.5 W4
Adolis García · RF
Right latissimus dorsi tear.
As of Aug 18, 2026, 1:27 AM ET
60-day IL
Johan Rojas · CF
Right elbow UCL repair.
As of Aug 18, 2026, 1:27 AM ET
60-day IL
Lou Trivino III · RHP
Right thoracic muscle spasm.
As of Aug 18, 2026, 1:27 AM ET
15-day IL
Tanner Banks · LHP
Left forearm strain.
As of Aug 18, 2026, 1:27 AM ET
60-day IL
Brad Keller · RHP
Right elbow UCL tear.
As of Aug 18, 2026, 1:27 AM ET
60-day IL
Rafael Marchán · C
Left knee patellar tendinitis.
As of Aug 18, 2026, 1:27 AM ET
10-day IL
Caleb Kilian · RHP
Left oblique strain.
As of Aug 18, 2026, 1:27 AM ET
15-day IL

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

Zack Wheeler draws the assignment for Philadelphia against Cade Gibson in Marlins @ Phillies · Game 2 of 3.

First pitch is 6:40 PM at Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia. PHI leads 1-0.

Zack Wheeler vs Cade Gibson drives today's matchup.
Up Next
Wed, Aug 19 Aaron Nola vs Sandy Alcantara · 6:05 PM · NBCSP
Fri, Aug 21 TBD vs TBD · 6:40 PM · NBCSP
Sat, Aug 22 TBD vs TBD · 6:05 PM · NBCSP