It looks like it Jhoan Duran And the Phillies have avoided a large bullet after the closer to the Friday game had to be grown from the field. Duran was on the right with a Paul Dejong Comebacker in the ninth inning of yesterday’s 6-2 victory over the Nationals, leaving the Reliever in a clear discomfort when he briefly tried to end the pain. The cart was called up as a precautionary measure, and Scott Lauber of the Philadelphia Inquirer Last night wrote that Duran was able to walk freely through the clubhouse on the way to the trainer’s room.
The Phillies revealed that the X -rays of Duran were negative and the closer itself a different positive update to Lauber Today, he said ‘100 percent. “Lauber noted that Duran did not even walk a weak. It does not seem that an IL stint will be required, and the right side may need no more than a day or two (if that) before he can go back on the hill.
Acquired of the twins at the Handelsdeadline, Duran came at a high price, because the Phillies had to give up the starter of the big league Mick Abel and top of catching Eduardo Tait. The Phils found that the costs were worth landing a verifiable (although 2027) closer, and the early returns have been fantastic-Duran has been a perfect 4-out-4 in saving opportunities since he became a member of the Phillies, and he only allowed two hits about four scoreless innings of work. For the 2025 season as a whole, Duran has an ERA of 1.86, 25.5% strikeout and 8.2% running speed over 53 1/3 combined innings with Minnesota and Philadelphia.
If Duran has indeed avoided the injury bug, this is the scene for (beating on wood) a healthy weekend for the Phillies, because two prominent players are activated on Sunday from the injured list. Manager Rob Thomson said that earlier this week AARON NOLA would return from the 60-day IL to start Sunday’s game, and the skipper told Athletics Charlotte Varnes and other reporters today Alec Bohm Would also be activated from the 10-day IL to stand to Washington tomorrow.
Bohm missed four weeks to go with a broken left rib. The injury was sustained a week prior to Bohm’s IL placement when he was hit by a throw, and after using the All-Star break to try to cure, Bohm recognized his rib problem in the first match of the second half. He started a triple-a-rehabilitation assignment last Sunday and served both a third Honkman and DH over five games with Lehigh Valley.
Bohm has a 98 WRC+ and a modest .278/.324/.391 sloping line over 383 plate performances in 2025, because he still tries to completely shake off a brutal start to his season. After placing a .513 Ops in his first 126 Pa, Bohm hit a much tastier .309/.362/.455 about his next 257 Pa before he hit the injured list. He returns to his usual third base position for the Phillies, who should push Edmundo Sosa And Otto Kemp Back to their utility rolls.
Nola will make his first start in more than three months, because he was initially put aside by a sprained only in mid -May. In June, however, it was revealed that Nola also had to deal with a stress response in his right rib cage, which soon led to a move to the 60-day IL. This was only Nola’s third IL -Stint of the last nine seasons, and his earlier two IL -Stints lasted only about seven weeks combined and spoke to the sustainability of Nola.
Trying to throw through his ankle injury turned out to be problematic for Nola, who allowed 13 earned runs about his last 8 2/3 innings and two starts before he collapsed at the injured list. This increased its era to 6.16 over 49 2/3 frames, and the hope is that the long dismissal can allow Nola to look more like his old self in the rack.
The return of the right -handed also has a greater impact on the rotation of the Phillies as a whole. Thomson said that the team will work with a six-man rotation for at least a week, if the rest of the pitching staff (Zack Wheeler” Cristopher Sanchez” Ranger Suarez” Jesus LuzardoAnd Taijuan Walker) has thrown so well that nobody deserves a relegation for the bullpen. Although someone should eventually be moved to relief work, the Phillies will try to become creative in keeping the arms of their starters for the play -offs, whether that means extra rest, starts or uses two starters at the same time on a piggyback way.
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