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Phillies Wire Vol. 1 · No. 168 · 2026-09-15
83-68
Season
PHI 83-68 ■ Phillies @ Nationals · Game 1 of 2 · 6:45 PM ■ Cristopher Sánchez vs Jackson Kent ■ NBCSP · 94 WIP ■ 64° · Clear · gusts 7 mph ■ DH Kyle Schwarber changed number to 21. ■ placed LHP Jesús Luzardo on the 15-day injured list retroactive to September 12, 2026. Left shoulder inflammation. ■ recalled LHP Kyle Backhus from Lehigh Valley IronPigs. ■ New York Mets claimed SS Christian Cairo off waivers from Philadelphia Phillies. ■ PHI 83-68 ■ Phillies @ Nationals · Game 1 of 2 · 6:45 PM ■ Cristopher Sánchez vs Jackson Kent ■ NBCSP · 94 WIP ■ 64° · Clear · gusts 7 mph ■ DH Kyle Schwarber changed number to 21. ■ placed LHP Jesús Luzardo on the 15-day injured list retroactive to September 12, 2026. Left shoulder inflammation. ■ recalled LHP Kyle Backhus from Lehigh Valley IronPigs. ■ New York Mets claimed SS Christian Cairo off waivers from Philadelphia Phillies. ■
Final Final edition Updated Sep 15, 2026, 11:50 PM ET
Farm system notes hidden because the editorial baseline is stale.
Final

PHI 3, WSH 6.

WSH 6, PHI 3 · Cristopher Sánchez · 6.1 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 5 K

PHI 3, WSH 6. Final at Nationals Park, Washington. WSH leads 1-0.

PHI Cristopher Sánchez LHP
ERA
2.93
W-L
17-6
WHIP
1.22
VS
WSH Jackson Kent LHP
ERA
6.40
W-L
1-4
WHIP
1.76
Winning Pitcher
TBD
Venue
Nationals Park, Washington
Series
WSH leads 1-0
Tomorrow
Zack Wheeler vs Jared Simpson · PHI @ WSH · Wed, Sep 16 · 6:45 PM
Cristopher Sánchez: 6.1 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 5 K
Jackson Kent: 5.0 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 4 K
Andrés Chaparro: 2-for-3, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R

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Issue sections

Starters Cristopher Sánchez (LHP) vs Jackson Kent (LHP)
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Final
Starting Pitchers
WSH Jackson Kent (LHP)
PHI Cristopher Sánchez (LHP)
WSH Batting Order
1. Dylan Crews
RF · Bats R
2. Andrés Chaparro
DH · Bats R
3. Brady House
3B · Bats R
4. Yohandy Morales
1B · Bats R
5. Jacob Young
CF · Bats R
6. Jorbit Vivas
2B · Bats L
7. Harry Ford
C · Bats R
8. Andrew Pinckney
RF · Bats R
9. Nasim Nuñez
SS · Bats S
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
1B · Bats R
6. Bryan De La Cruz
LF · Bats R
7. Bryson Stott
3B · Bats L
8. J.T. Realmuto
C · Bats R
9. Derek Hill
CF · Bats R

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

PHI 3, WSH 6. Key performers from the latest result:

Cristopher Sánchez · P
6.1 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 5 K · ERA 2.93
Jackson Kent · P
5.0 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 4 K · ERA 6.40
Andrés Chaparro · DH
2-for-3, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R · AVG .258
Daylen Lile · LF
1-for-1, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 R · AVG .250
Kyle Schwarber · DH
1-for-3, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 R · AVG .239
PHI 3, WSH 6. Final at Nationals Park, Washington. WSH leads 1-0.
Starting Rotation
Sep 15
Cristopher Sánchez
vs WSH
2.93 ERA · 17-6
live
Sep 16
Zack Wheeler
vs WSH
3.14 ERA · 12-5
live
Sep 17
TBD
vs NYM
fallback
Sep 18
TBD
vs NYM
fallback
Sep 19
TBD
vs NYM
fallback
26-Man Roster Highlights
As of Sep 15, 2026, 11:50 PM ET
NL East standings
TeamWLPctGBStrk
ATL 89 63 .586 — W1
PHI 83 68 .550 5.5 L1
MIA 74 77 .490 14.5 L1
WSH 71 81 .467 18.0 W4
NYM 69 82 .457 19.5 L3
Jesús Luzardo · LHP
Left shoulder inflammation.
As of Sep 15, 2026, 11:50 PM ET
15-day IL
Adolis García · RF
Right latissimus dorsi tear.
As of Sep 15, 2026, 11:50 PM ET
60-day IL
Johan Rojas · CF
Right elbow UCL repair.
As of Sep 15, 2026, 11:50 PM ET
60-day IL
Lou Trivino III · RHP
Right thoracic muscle spasm.
As of Sep 15, 2026, 11:50 PM ET
15-day IL
Brad Keller · RHP
Right elbow UCL tear.
As of Sep 15, 2026, 11:50 PM ET
60-day IL
Caleb Kilian · RHP
Left oblique strain.
As of Sep 15, 2026, 11:50 PM ET
15-day IL
Felix Reyes · LF
Right wrist fracture.
As of Sep 15, 2026, 11:50 PM ET
60-day IL

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