Phillies' Brandon Marsh: Checks back into starting nine
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Marsh (shoulder) will start in center field and bat eighth Wednesday against the Diamondbacks.
Marsh is slated to rejoin the lineup after missing the Phillies' previous three games with right shoulder inflammation. The 25-year-old had been in line to re-enter the starting nine Tuesday, only for him to be scratched from the lineup ahead of the 4-3 loss. With that in mind, those planning on deploying Marsh in DFS lineups or in season-long leagues with daily moves will probably want to confirm he hasn't been scratched ahead of Wednesday's 1:05 p.m. ET opening pitch.
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Phillies' Brandon Marsh: Scratched Tuesday
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The Phillies scratched Marsh from Tuesday's lineup due to right shoulder inflammation, Scott Lauber of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
Marsh is officially being listed as day-to-day, but it's possible he's forced to miss multiple games due to his shoulder. Dalton Guthrie will start in center field Tuesday in Marsh's place.
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Phillies' Brandon Marsh: Sitting versus lefty
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Marsh is not in the Phillies' lineup for Monday's game against the Diamondbacks, Alex Coffey of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
Arizona is throwing left-hander Tommy Henry, so Marsh will take a seat in favor of the right-handed hitting Daulton Guthrie. Marsh is in a dreadful 1-for-24 slump at the plate.
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Phillies' Brandon Marsh: Swipes third bag
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Marsh stole a base as a pinch runner in Sunday's 2-1 victory over the Cubs.
Marsh started Sunday on the bench against left-hander Justin Steele before pinch-running for Kyle Schwarber in the eighth and swiping his third bag. After a hot start to the year, Marsh has cooled off significantly of late, going 1-for-24 in his last 10 games. The 25-year-old outfielder is still slashing a solid .266/.386/.484 with four home runs, 16 RBI and 20 runs scored through 154 plate appearances.
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Phillies' Brandon Marsh: On bench vs. southpaw
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Marsh is out of the lineup for Sunday's game versus the Cubs.
Marsh started the past seven games, including two starts against left-handed pitchers, but will take a seat Sunday after going 1-for-21 with six walks, a stolen base and six strikeouts during that span. Dalton Guthrie will man center field against Chicago lefty Justin Steele.
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Phillies' Brandon Marsh: Picks up second steal
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Marsh went 1-for-3 with a walk, a stolen base and a run scored in Tuesday's 4-3 loss to the Giants.
Marsh entered Tuesday on an 0-for-11 slump, though he had six walks in that span. The outfielder was able to snap that skid while also notching his second steal of the season -- his only other theft was April 8 versus the Reds. Marsh is slashing .288/.408/.525 with four home runs, 16 RBI, 20 runs scored, eight doubles and four triples through 40 contests.
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Phillies' Brandon Marsh: Sleeper hitters for Week 8 (May 15-21)
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Marsh has quieted down the past couple weeks, but his matchups this week might be enough to get him going again. There are only two lefties on the schedule, and some of the righties include Hayden Wesneski and Jameson Taillon.
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Phillies' Brandon Marsh: Taking seat Friday
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Marsh is absent from the Phillies' lineup Friday against the Rockies.
The Rockies are sending southpaw Austin Gomber to the mound, so Marsh will sit in favor of Dalton Guthrie. Despite being platooned in this one, Marsh has a 1.066 OPS with two homers in 31 plate appearances against lefties this season.
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Phillies' Brandon Marsh: Sitting against lefty
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Marsh is absent from the starting lineup Friday versus the Red Sox.
Dalton Guthrie will play center field and bat ninth with left-hander Chris Sale on the bump for Boston. Kyle Schwarber is in left and Nick Castellanos is in right.
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Phillies' Brandon Marsh: Out against lefty
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Marsh isn't starting Friday against the Astros.
Southpaw Framber Valdez will start on the mound for Houston, so the lefty-hitting Marsh will begin Friday's contest in the dugout. Cristian Pache will instead start in center field and bat ninth.
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Phillies' Brandon Marsh: Possible waiver wire pickups
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Coming into the season, there were two major knocks on Brandon Marsh. One was that he strikes out at an exorbitant rate, close to 35 percent of the time. The other was that he doesn't play against left-handers. Neither seems to be such a big deal now as he's absolutely kicked the door down with his performance. The strikeout rate is still high, but it's at least below 30 percent. Meanwhile, he finally got a start against a left-hander (Kyle Freeland) over the weekend, giving him 10 consecutive starts in all. And the performance? Well, only Rafael Devers and Matt Chapman have more than Marsh's 14 extra-base hits, and with his 90th percentile sprint speed, he's plenty fast enough to tack on some stolen bases.
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Phillies' Brandon Marsh: Batting fifth again Tuesday
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Marsh is again batting fifth in the first half of Tuesday's doubleheader against the White Sox.
It's his fourth straight start at the No. 5 spot in the Phillies' lineup. This could continue to be a theme versus right-handed pitching while Marsh is swinging such a hot bat. He has exploded for a .378/.440/.756 slash line with two homers, five doubles and three triples through 14 games on the year.
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Phillies' Brandon Marsh: Out of lineup versus lefty
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Marsh is out of the lineup Thursday versus the Reds.
In what has become the Phillies' standard look against lefties, Cristian Pache will cover center field and bat ninth with southpaw Nick Lodolo on the mound for Cincinnati. Kyle Schwarber is in left and Nick Castellanos is in right, with Josh Harrison serving as the designated hitter.
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Phillies' Brandon Marsh: Sitting against lefty
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Marsh is out of the lineup Tuesday against the Marlins.
Cristian Pache will cover center field and bat ninth with left-hander Jesus Luzardo on the mound for Miami. Josh Harrison is in left field and Nick Castellanos is in right.
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Phillies' Brandon Marsh: Knocks three extra-base hits
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Marsh went 3-for-5 with a home run, two doubles and three RBI in Monday's win against the Marlins.
Marsh laced a two-run double during Philadelphia's four-run fifth inning. He then capped off the team's offensive outburst with a solo shot in the eighth that went 108 mph off the bat. It was his first multi-hit game since April 3 and he improved his slash line to .385/.429/.923.
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Phillies' Brandon Marsh: Not starting versus southpaw
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Marsh is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Reds.
Marsh returned to the lineup Friday after he missed one game due to an ankle sprain, and he'll head back to the bench Saturday with lefty Nick Lodolo on the mound for Cincinnati. Cristian Pache will take over in center field and bat ninth.
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Phillies' Brandon Marsh: Starting Friday
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Marsh (ankle) is starting in center field and batting ninth in Friday's series opener against the Reds.
After being scratched from Wednesday's lineup with an ankle injury, Marsh is ready to go Friday after only missing one game due to Thursday's postponement. The 25-year-old has gone 5-for-15 with four extra-base hits, two RBI and three runs scored over four games in 2023.
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Phillies' Brandon Marsh: Scratched from lineup
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Marsh was scratched from the starting lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Yankees due to an unspecified reason, Matt Gelb of The Athletic reports.
After he was originally set to start in center field and bat ninth versus New York, Marsh was removed less than a half hour before the 1:05 p.m. ET opening pitch. Per Corey Seidman of NBC Sports Philadelphia, the outfielder fouled a ball off his foot late in Tuesday's victory, which could be the reason why he's taking a seat in the series finale. Cristian Pache will replace Marsh in center field Wednesday.
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Phillies' Brandon Marsh: Tags first homer of 2023
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Marsh went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a second run scored in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Yankees.
The 25-year-old took Domingo German deep in the third inning for his first long ball of the year. Marsh has been an extra-base hit machine in the early going, batting .333 (5-for-15) through four games with two doubles and a triple in addition to Tuesday's homer.
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Phillies' Brandon Marsh: On bench Sunday
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Marsh is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers.
The lefty-hitting Marsh will head to the bench while Texas brings southpaw Martin Perez to the hill for the series finale. Cristian Pache will man center field in place of Marsh, who went 2-for-7 with two extra-base hits, an RBI and a run while starting the first two games of the season.
