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Phillies Wire Vol. 1 · No. 161 · 2026-09-08
81-64
Season
PHI 81-64 ■ Astros @ Phillies · Game 1 of 3 · 6:40 PM ■ Andrew Painter vs Hayden Wesneski ■ NBCSP · 94 WIP ■ 71° · Overcast · gusts 2 mph ■ PHI 81-64 ■ Astros @ Phillies · Game 1 of 3 · 6:40 PM ■ Andrew Painter vs Hayden Wesneski ■ NBCSP · 94 WIP ■ 71° · Overcast · gusts 2 mph ■
Final Final edition Updated Sep 8, 2026, 11:49 PM ET
Farm system notes hidden because the editorial baseline is stale.
Final

PHI 5, HOU 6.

HOU 6, PHI 5 · Hayden Wesneski · 6.0 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 3 K

PHI 5, HOU 6. Final at Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia. HOU leads 1-0.

HOU Hayden Wesneski RHP
ERA
3.35
W-L
5-1
WHIP
1.03
VS
PHI Andrew Painter RHP
ERA
5.71
W-L
3-9
WHIP
1.41
Winning Pitcher
TBD
Venue
Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia
Series
HOU leads 1-0
Tomorrow
Cristopher Sánchez vs Hunter Brown · PHI vs HOU · Wed, Sep 9 · 6:40 PM
Hayden Wesneski: 6.0 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 3 K
Andrew Painter: 5.0 IP, 10 H, 5 ER, 6 K
Daulton Varsho: 3-for-5, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 R

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Issue sections

Starters Andrew Painter (RHP) vs Hayden Wesneski (RHP)
SEPTA Broad Street Line to NRG Station
Score Scoreboard updates load automatically
Final
Starting Pitchers
PHI Andrew Painter (RHP)
HOU Hayden Wesneski (RHP)
PHI Batting Order
1. Kyle Schwarber
DH · Bats L
2. Trea Turner
SS · Bats R
3. Bryce Harper
RF · Bats L
4. Luis Arraez
2B · Bats L
5. Alec Bohm
3B · Bats R
6. Bryson Stott
2B · Bats L
7. Brandon Marsh
LF · Bats L
8. J.T. Realmuto
C · Bats R
9. Justin Crawford
CF · Bats L
HOU Batting Order
1. Jeremy Peña
SS · Bats R
2. Yordan Alvarez
DH · Bats L
3. Isaac Paredes
3B · Bats R
4. Jose Altuve
2B · Bats R
5. Daulton Varsho
CF · Bats L
6. Yainer Diaz
C · Bats R
7. Christian Walker
1B · Bats R
8. Taylor Trammell
LF · Bats L
9. Cam Smith
RF · Bats R

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

PHI 5, HOU 6. Key performers from the latest result:

Hayden Wesneski · P
6.0 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 3 K · ERA 3.35
Andrew Painter · P
5.0 IP, 10 H, 5 ER, 6 K · ERA 5.71
Daulton Varsho · CF
3-for-5, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 R · AVG .230
Christian Walker · 1B
2-for-3, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 R · AVG .230
Trea Turner · SS
2-for-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R · AVG .241
PHI 5, HOU 6. Final at Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia. HOU leads 1-0.
Starting Rotation
Sep 8
Andrew Painter
vs HOU
5.71 ERA · 3-9
live
Sep 9
Cristopher Sánchez
vs HOU
2.58 ERA · 16-5
live
Sep 10
Zack Wheeler
vs HOU
3.23 ERA · 12-5
live
Sep 11
TBD
vs ATL
fallback
Sep 12
TBD
vs ATL
fallback
26-Man Roster Highlights
As of Sep 8, 2026, 11:49 PM ET
NL East standings
TeamWLPctGBStrk
ATL 85 60 .586 — L2
PHI 81 64 .559 4.0 L1
MIA 72 74 .493 13.5 L2
NYM 67 78 .462 18.0 W3
WSH 67 79 .459 18.5 L5
Adolis García · RF
Right latissimus dorsi tear.
As of Sep 8, 2026, 11:49 PM ET
60-day IL
Johan Rojas · CF
Right elbow UCL repair.
As of Sep 8, 2026, 11:49 PM ET
60-day IL
Lou Trivino III · RHP
Right thoracic muscle spasm.
As of Sep 8, 2026, 11:49 PM ET
15-day IL
Tanner Banks · LHP
Left forearm strain.
As of Sep 8, 2026, 11:49 PM ET
60-day IL
Brad Keller · RHP
Right elbow UCL tear.
As of Sep 8, 2026, 11:49 PM ET
60-day IL
Caleb Kilian · RHP
Left oblique strain.
As of Sep 8, 2026, 11:49 PM ET
15-day IL
Felix Reyes · LF
Right wrist fracture.
As of Sep 8, 2026, 11:49 PM ET
60-day IL

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