Phillies' Brandon Marsh: Exiting lineup for Game 3
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Marsh is absent from the lineup Thursday in Game 3 of the wild-card series versus Atlanta.
Atlanta is going with a lefty opener in Ray Kerr, so the left-handed-hitting Marsh will begin the contest on the bench. Right-hander Grant Holmes is expected to handle bulk relief Thursday, and Marsh is a good bet to enter the game at some point after Holmes takes over. Bryan De La Cruz is starting in left field for the Phillies in Game 3.
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Phillies' Brandon Marsh: In Saturday's lineup
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Marsh (foot) will start in left field and bat seventh Saturday against Atlanta.
Marsh was absent from the lineup Friday after fouling a pitch off his foot Thursday, but he was able to enter Friday's game off the bench. Now that he's had another day to recover, the 28-year-old will return to the starting nine and aim to turn things around after going just 3-for-20 to begin September.
Phillies' Brandon Marsh: Leaves game with bruised foot
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Marsh was removed from Thursday's game versus the Astros due to a right foot bruise, Scott Lauber of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
Marsh fouled a ball off his foot during a plate appearance in the bottom of the eighth inning and was replaced on defense before the top of the ninth. The Phillies could send the outfielder for X-rays after the contest. Marsh was 0-for-3 with two strikeouts before departing.
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Phillies' Brandon Marsh: Exiting starting nine Sunday
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Marsh is out of the lineup for Sunday's game with the Angels.
With the Angels sending left-hander Yusei Kikuchi to the mound, Marsh will take a seat. Bryan De La Cruz will man left field and bat sixth for the Phillies.
Marsh went 2-for-2 with a two-run home run, two walks and an additional run scored in Thursday's 7-1 win over the Twins.
Marsh reached safely in all four of his plate appearances, drawing a pair of walks and adding a single before launching a two-run homer into the corn behind right field in the seventh inning. The blast was his 17th of the season, establishing a new career high across his six major-league seasons. The milestone comes amid a difficult second half for Marsh, who batted .301 across 92 games before the All-Star break but has hit just .185 over 26 games since the break.
Phillies' Brandon Marsh: Getting break with lefty starting
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Marsh is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Nationals.
The left-handed-hitting Marsh had been seeing fairly steady opportunities against left-handed pitching earlier this season, but he's moved into more of a strong-side platoon role since the All-Star break. With southpaw Andrew Alvarez on the bump for Washington, Edmundo Sosa will get the nod in left field over Marsh, who is slashing .231/.270/.370 (72 wRC+) over 115 plate appearances versus lefties.
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Phillies' Brandon Marsh: Receiving night off against lefty
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Marsh is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Dodgers.
The Phillies have given Marsh more opportunities to play against left-handed pitching this season, but he'll take a seat for the series finale while the Dodgers send southpaw Eric Lauer to the bump. Philadelphia will roll out an all-right-handed-hitting outfield of Edmundo Sosa, Derek Hill and Bryan De La Cruz from left to right Wednesday.
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Phillies' Brandon Marsh: Snaps long homer skid
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Marsh went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's 10-7 win over the Dodgers.
Marsh ended a lengthy homer drought, last leaving the yard July 1 versus Pittsburgh. Although he's gone just 9-for-55 (.164) with a pair of solo shots during the month of July, the outfielder is still maintaining strong season numbers. Through 380 plate appearances, Marsh is slashing .293/.332/.482 with 16 big flies, 47 RBI, eight stolen bases and 53 runs scored and should remain locked into the heart of Philadelphia's batting order.
Marsh went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Wednesday's 10-6 win over the Pirates.
Marsh extended the Phillies' lead to 6-2 in the third inning with a solo shot off Paul Skenes. It's the 15th homer of the season for Marsh, leaving him one shy of his career high. The outfielder has been red hot at the plate, going 16-for-43 (.372) with six home runs and a 1.237 OPS over his last 10 games. It's been a breakout campaign overall for the 28-year-old Marsh, who's now slashing .319/.352/.530 with 46 RBI, 50 runs scored and eight stolen bases across 324 plate appearances.
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