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Trea Turner, who missed two games in Washington with back spasms, will be back in the starting lineup tonight against the Colorado Rockies. Turner did not start Monday in the home opener, but later pinch hit and drew a walk.
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What you should knowThe Phillies will face the Washington Nationals on the road on opening day of the 2025 season today. The game is airing on NBC10. Phillies ace Zack Wheeler will take the mound to face off against Nationals left-hander MacKenzie Gore.
Alec Bohm hit a tiebreaking two-run double in the 10th inning and J.T. Realmuto added a two-run triple, lifting the Philadelphia Phillies to a 7-3 victory over the Washington Nationals for a successful start to the defense of their NL East title.
Cristopher Sanchez gets the start for Phillies after a stellar 2024 but first a Delaware boy throws out the first pitch.
While the Eagles’ recent title certainly provides inspiration, the Phillies needed to pitch and hit well enough to carve out a victory in the home opener on their own 162-game marathon path toward the postseason.
WASHINGTON — Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto and shortstop Trea Turner did not play in Sunday’s series finale, a 5-1 loss to the Washington Nationals, though manager Rob Thomson said early in the day that both may be available for the team’s home opener Monday against Colorado at Citizens Bank Park.
Philadelphia Phillies Hall of Fame third baseman Mike Schmidt says that Bryce Harper is "a lock" to reach the 500 home run career milestone.
Josh Bell and Nathaniel Lowe homered, and the Washington Nationals avoided a season-opening series sweep with a 5-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies.
Brandon Graham and Saquon Barkley amped up the crowd, which had to wait until the seventh inning to crank up the volume for the Phillies, who powered their way to a 6-1 win over the Rockies.