Phillies' Brandon Marsh: Retreats to bench Wednesday
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Marsh is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Marlins.
The lefty-hitting Marsh is getting the day off while southpaw Braxton Garrett toes the rubber for the Marlins. Johan Rojas will check in for Marsh in center field.
Marsh is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Pirates.
Veteran left-hander Rich Hill will take the mound Sunday for Pittsburgh, leading to a day off for Marsh. Johan Rojas will man center field and bat ninth in Marsh's place.
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Phillies' Brandon Marsh: On bench Monday
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Marsh is not in the starting lineup Monday versus the Orioles.
Marsh will get a day off after he went 7-for-23 with two triples, a double, an RBI, two runs scored and a stolen base while starting the Phillies' last seven games. Johan Rojas will take over in center field and bat ninth in the series opener with Baltimore.
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Phillies' Brandon Marsh: Sitting Game 2
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Marsh isn't in the Phillies' lineup for the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Padres, Scott Lauber of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
After going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a run scored during Saturday's first game, Marsh will take a seat for the nightcap against southpaw Ryan Weathers. Johan Rojas will start in center field and bat ninth in Marsh's place.
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Phillies' Brandon Marsh: Sitting versus lefty
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Marsh isn't in the Phillies' lineup Saturday against the Marlins.
The lefty-hitting Marsh will take a seat Saturday as Miami sends southpaw Braxton Garrett to start on the mound. Cristian Pache will fill in as Philadelphia's center fielder and bat ninth.
Marsh will be on the bench for Saturday's game against the Nationals.
Marsh will hit the bench against lefty MacKenzie Gore, with Cristian Pache taking over in center field. Marsh has spent parts of this season looking like a true everyday player but is currently being used in more of a platoon role, sitting against four of the last five southpaws the Phillies have faced. Given that he's striking out at a 45.5 percent clip in 66 plate appearances against lefties this year, it's likely that arrangement will continue.
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Phillies' Brandon Marsh: On bench versus lefty
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Marsh is out of the lineup Wednesday against the Cubs.
Cristian Pache is covering center field and batting ninth versus the Cubs and left-hander Drew Smyly. Marsh has produced an .898 OPS this year against righties but just a .649 OPS against southpaws.
Marsh went 2-for-3 with two homers, a walk and three total RBI in Tuesday's victory over the Cubs.
The center fielder took Jameson Taillon deep in both the second and fifth frames for his sixth and seventh home runs of the campaign. The long balls are Marsh's first in June and brought an end to a 21-game homer drought. The 25-year-old is on pace for the best season of his career with a .283/.365/.469 slash line, 13 doubles, four stolen bases, 32 RBI and 32 runs through 71 games.
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Phillies' Brandon Marsh: Out against lefty
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Marsh isn't starting Friday against Oakland.
The lefty-hitting Marsh will take a seat Friday against southpaw JP Sears. Instead, Cristian Pache will take over in center field and bat ninth.
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Phillies' Brandon Marsh: Sitting against left-hander
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Marsh is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Diamondbacks, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports.
Left-hander Tommy Henry is starting for Arizona, so the Phillies will go with Dalton Guthrie in center field. Marsh is 3-for-23 with 15 strikeouts over his last seven games.
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Phillies' Brandon Marsh: Out Monday versus lefty
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Marsh is not in the starting lineup Monday against the Tigers, Scott Lauber of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
The lefty-hitting Marsh will get a breather against Tigers southpaw Joey Wentz after going 2-for-9 with three RBI, two runs scored and a stolen base over the Phillies' three-game series with Washington this past weekend. Dalton Guthrie will spell Marsh in center field and bat ninth in the series opener with Detroit.
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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.
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.
