Phillies news: Jesus Luzardo, Tanner Banks, Aaron Judge

Sep 7, 2026; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Jesús Luzardo (44) walks off the kind after the sixth inning against the Atlanta Braves at Citizens Bank Park. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect And now, the Astros come to town.

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now, the Astros come to town. This is actually going to be an important series as it’s one of those that the Phillies really should be winning. There cannot be a letdown from seeing Atlanta leave town, nor can there be anything about looking ahead to this weekend.

On to the links.

Phillies news:

Pitching Jesus Luzardo in relief in a potential Game 1 of a Wild Card round? ‘Tis an interesting proposition that is made ($).
Tanner Banks is nearing a return from the injured list and is being built up as a potentil multi-inning reliever ($).

MLB news:

Aaron Judge returned to the Yankees yesterday from a lengthy injured list stay.He’ll be in the lineup against the Rockies tonight.
Sounds like Andy Pages is beginning to swing a bat again in the hopes of returning to the Dodgers lineup sooner.
Shohei Ohtani will not pitch again this season for the Dodgers. Aww, too bad for them that they won’t have him as a weapon in the playoffs.