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Phillies Wire Vol. 1 · No. 169 · 2026-09-16
84-68
Season
PHI 84-68 ■ Phillies @ Nationals · Game 2 of 2 · 6:45 PM ■ Zack Wheeler vs Jared Simpson ■ NBCSP · 94 WIP ■ 71° · Clear · gusts 8 mph ■ DH Kyle Schwarber changed number to 12. ■ PHI 84-68 ■ Phillies @ Nationals · Game 2 of 2 · 6:45 PM ■ Zack Wheeler vs Jared Simpson ■ NBCSP · 94 WIP ■ 71° · Clear · gusts 8 mph ■ DH Kyle Schwarber changed number to 12. ■
Final Final edition Updated Sep 16, 2026, 11:50 PM ET
Farm system notes hidden because the editorial baseline is stale.
Final

PHI 3, WSH 0.

PHI 3, WSH 0 · Zack Wheeler · 7.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 5 K

PHI 3, WSH 0. Final at Nationals Park, Washington. Series tied 1-1.

PHI Zack Wheeler RHP
ERA
2.99
W-L
13-5
WHIP
1.06
VS
WSH Jared Simpson LHP
ERA
10.38
W-L
1-1
WHIP
1.85
Winning Pitcher
TBD
Venue
Nationals Park, Washington
Series
Series tied 1-1
Tomorrow
Aaron Nola vs Nolan McLean · PHI @ NYM · Thu, Sep 17 · 7:15 PM
Zack Wheeler: 7.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 5 K
Will Dion: 2.2 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 3 K
Alec Bohm: 2-for-2, 1 RBI

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Issue sections

Starters Zack Wheeler (RHP) vs Jared Simpson (LHP)
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Final
WSH Jared Simpson (LHP)
PHI Zack Wheeler (RHP)
1. James Wood
RF · Bats L
2. Daylen Lile
LF · Bats L
3. Abimelec Ortiz
1B · Bats L
4. CJ Abrams
SS · Bats L
5. José Tena
DH · Bats L
6. Jorbit Vivas
2B · Bats L
7. Dylan Crews
CF · Bats R
8. Keibert Ruiz
C · Bats S
9. Nasim Nuñez
SS · Bats S
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. Bryson Stott
3B · Bats L
7. J.T. Realmuto
C · Bats R
8. Brandon Marsh
LF · Bats L
9. Justin Crawford
CF · Bats L

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

PHI 3, WSH 0. Key performers from the latest result:

Zack Wheeler · P
7.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 5 K · ERA 2.99
Will Dion · P
2.2 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 3 K · ERA 3.92
Alec Bohm · 1B
2-for-2, 1 RBI · AVG .251
Daylen Lile · LF
2-for-4 · AVG .251
Luis Arraez · 2B
1-for-2, 1 RBI · AVG .316
PHI 3, WSH 0. Final at Nationals Park, Washington. Series tied 1-1.
Sep 16
Zack Wheeler
vs WSH
2.99 ERA · 13-5
live
Sep 17
Aaron Nola
vs NYM
4.69 ERA · 6-10
live
Sep 18
TBD
vs NYM
fallback
Sep 19
TBD
vs NYM
fallback
Sep 20
Cristopher Sánchez
vs NYM
2.93 ERA · 17-6
live
As of Sep 16, 2026, 11:50 PM ET
NL East standings
TeamWLPctGBStrk
ATL 89 64 .582 — L1
PHI 84 68 .553 4.5 W1
MIA 75 77 .493 13.5 W1
WSH 71 82 .464 18.0 L1
NYM 69 83 .454 19.5 L4
Adolis García · RF
Right latissimus dorsi tear.
As of Sep 16, 2026, 11:50 PM ET
60-day IL
Johan Rojas · CF
Right elbow UCL repair.
As of Sep 16, 2026, 11:50 PM ET
60-day IL
Lou Trivino III · RHP
Right thoracic muscle spasm.
As of Sep 16, 2026, 11:50 PM ET
15-day IL
Brad Keller · RHP
Right elbow UCL tear.
As of Sep 16, 2026, 11:50 PM ET
60-day IL
Caleb Kilian · RHP
Left oblique strain.
As of Sep 16, 2026, 11:50 PM ET
15-day IL
Felix Reyes · LF
Right wrist fracture.
As of Sep 16, 2026, 11:50 PM ET
60-day IL
Jesús Luzardo · LHP
Left shoulder inflammation.
As of Sep 16, 2026, 11:50 PM ET
15-day IL

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