Austin Hays heads to 10-Day Injured List, Cal Stevenson recalled from Lehigh Valley

Prior to tonight’s game against the Miami Marlins, the Philadelphia Phillies have placed OF Austin Hays on the 10-day injured list (retro to 9/2) with a kidney infection. To fill his spot on the 28-man roster, the club recalled OF Cal Stevenson from Lehigh Valley.

Austin Hays hits 10-Day IL, Cal Stevenson Recalled

Prior to tonight’s game against the Miami Marlins, the Phillies placed OF Austin Hays on the 10-day injured list (retro to 9/2) with a kidney infection. To fill his spot on the 28-man roster, the club recalled OF Cal Stevenson from Lehigh Valley (AAA).

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Yep. Just another roster change while Scott Kingery continues to waste away in Lehigh Valley. 

Unfortunately, the Scott Kingery days appear to be over and no one can explain why. He’s batting .272 with 23 home runs, 64 RBI, and 23 stolen bases in Lehigh Valley and clearly, the best suitable option to spot-start across multiple positions at the major league level for the Phillies. 

Kingery hit .206 with a .815 OPS to go along with four doubles, two triples, 12 RBI and two home runs in the month of August. That followed a July month in which he hit .325 with a .983 OPS, including seven homers, 15 RBI, a pair of doubles and a triple.

He’s the best and really, only option in the minors and again, no one can tell me why he’s not getting a look outside of the Phillies’ organization.

Alec Bohm still not back from sore left hand

Alec Bohm has been dealing with a sore left hand that according to reports, isn’t progressing as quickly as the Phillies had hoped. He’s been out of the lineup for six-straight games. Initially he was set to return today against the Fish but now we’re looking towards the weekend.

Ranger Suarez for all things holy 

Ranger Suarez (11-6, 3.02 ERA) will take the mound tonight against Marlins’ pitcher Adam Oller (1-1, 3.31 ERA). Suarez ran into some issues in his last outing, allowing four runs on five hits in just four innings of work against the Braves.

While battling through injuries, Suarez just hasn’t been himself as of late. He’s coughed up at least three runs in 4-of-5 starts but still has a solid 3.02 ERA and a 1.08 WHIP accompanied by an 11-6 record in 128.1 innings on the year.

Suarez has given up six runs in 11.2 innings against the Marlins this season, with a career 3.47 ERA and a 5-2 record in 70 innings pitched. 

With the win yesterday afternoon, the Phillies improved to 83-56 on the season. They are 8-2 over their last 10 games and have maintained a seven game lead over the Atlanta Braves in the NL East standings with 23 games remaining

Phillies Starting Lineup Tonight in Miami: 

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