Phillies' Nick Castellanos: Getting day off Wednesday
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Castellanos is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mariners.
Castellanos will head to the bnech for the third time in 11 games. He had been out of the lineup just twice this season prior to that, once due to disciplinary reasons and once due to a minor injury. The Phillies will go with Brandon Marsh, Harrison Bader and Max Kepler in the outfield Wednesday.
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Phillies' Nick Castellanos: Swats 16th homer
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Castellanos went 2-for-5 with a solo home run, a double and an additional run scored during Sunday's 11-9 win over the Nationals.
Castellanos got the day off Saturday to clear his head amid a 1-for-33 (.030) stretch at the plate, and the additional rest proved fruitful. The right fielder logged multiple extra-base hits for the first time since June 22, including a solo homer off of Shinnosuke Ogasawara. Castellanos is slashing .253/.291/.413 on the year.
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Phillies' Nick Castellanos: Idle Saturday
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Castellanos isn't part of the starting nine for Saturday's game against the Nationals.
Castellanos will get the afternoon off after making six consecutive starts in right field. Brandon Marsh, Harrison Bader and Max Kepler will fill the outfield Saturday from left to right.
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Phillies' Nick Castellanos: Getting Saturday off
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Castellanos isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Rangers.
Castellanos will receive a rare day off Saturday after going 6-for-27 with a homer, two RBI and seven runs scored through the first seven games of August. While he sits, Brandon Marsh, Harrison Bader and Max Kepler will make up the Phillies' outfield trio.
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Phillies' Nick Castellanos: Good to go Sunday
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Castellanos (knee) is starting in right field and batting cleanup Sunday against the Yankees.
The outfielder sat out of Saturday's contest after jamming his knee against the outfield wall Friday, but he's ready to rejoin the lineup after missing just one game. In seven games since the All-Star break, Castellanos is batting .241 (7-for-29) with a double, a homer, a stolen base, five RBI and four runs.
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Phillies' Nick Castellanos: Nursing knee injury
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Manager Rob Thomson said Saturday that Castellanos jammed his left knee against the outfield wall Friday, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports.
The Phillies' skipper noted that Castellanos is considered day-to-day, so although the outfielder will sit out Saturday's contest, his injury doesn't seem to be too severe. Johan Rojas will enter the lineup while Castellanos recovers.
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Phillies' Nick Castellanos: Taking Saturday off
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Castellanos isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game versus the Yankees.
Castellanos will get a breather Saturday after logging five hits over his last four games. While he sits, Brandon Marsh, Johan Rojas and Max Kepler will patrol the outfield.
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Phillies' Nick Castellanos: Pops homer Friday
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Castellanos went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 4-2 loss to the Padres.
Castellanos opened the scoring with a second-inning homer, though the Padres answered with three runs of their own in the bottom of the frame. The veteran outfielder is up to 12 homers on the year, four of which he's hit over his last 13 games. For the season, he's added a .276/.317/.445 slash line, 51 RBI, 42 runs scored, 22 doubles, one triple and three stolen bases across 93 games.
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Phillies' Nick Castellanos: Homers in loss
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Castellanos went 1-for-5 with a home run and three RBI in Friday's 9-6 loss to the Reds.
Castellanos put the Phillies up 3-0 early with a two-run homer in the first inning and later added an RBI on a forceout in the third. Over his past 10 games, the 33-year-old has hit safely seven times with three home runs, eight RBI and three runs scored. For the season, he's slashing .278/.321/.450 with 11 long balls, 49 RBI, 39 runs and two steals across 358 plate appearances.
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Phillies' Nick Castellanos: Cracks 10th homer
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Castellanos went 1-for-3 with a solo homer and a walk in Monday's 4-0 victory over the Padres.
The Philadelphia outfielder extended his team's lead to 4-0 when he hit a 372-foot solo shot off San Diego starter Matt Waldron in the fifth. This marks Castellanos' 12th consecutive season with double-digit homers, with the only season he didn't reach the plateau being his 11-game cup of coffee in 2013. Through 345 total plate appearances, the 33-year-old is slashing .282/.325/.451 with 45 RBI and 38 runs scored across 84 games.
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Phillies' Nick Castellanos: Stays hot with two-run shot
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Castellanos went 3-for-5 with a home run, three RBI and three runs scored in Friday's 10-2 win over the Mets.
Castellanos smashed his eighth homer of the season, a two-run shot, and his third of the month. Over his last 15 games, the veteran slugger is batting a strong .305 with eight extra-base hits, nine RBI and eight runs scored covering 59 at-bats as a key cog in the heart of the Phillies' lineup. Castellanos now has seven outings this year with at least three knocks.
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Phillies' Nick Castellanos: Being benched Tuesday
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Phillies manager Rob Thomson said that Castellanos is being held out of Tuesday's lineup in Miami after making an inappropriate comment following his removal from Monday's contest, Lochlahn March of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
Castellanos' benching isn't expected to extend beyond Tuesday's game. It's the first time since September 2023 that Castellanos is out of the lineup, as he had started 236 consecutive contests during the regular season. The Phillies will go with a starting outfield of Brandon Marsh, Johan Rojas and Max Kepler on Tuesday.
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Phillies' Nick Castellanos: Belts grand slam
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Castellanos went 1-for-5 with a grand slam in Sunday's win over the Blue Jays.
Castellanos ripped a grand slam in the sixth inning for his first homer since June 1. He has seven long balls this year but just three over his last 36 contests. Castellanos is slashing .279/.322/.428 with 36 RBI through 292 plate appearances.
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Phillies' Nick Castellanos: Stays hot with first triple
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Castellanos went 1-for-4 with a triple in Wednesday's 7-2 victory over the Cubs.
It was the first three-bagger of the year for Castellanos, who continues to be a steady presence in the heart of the Phillies' lineup. Over his last 16 outings (61 plate appearances), the veteran slugger is slashing a robust .328/.361/.534 with two homers, four doubles and three RBI. Castellanos has also batted in the cleanup spot in five of Philadelphia's last six games with Bryce Harper (wrist) on the injured list.
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Phillies' Nick Castellanos: Slugs sixth long ball in loss
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Castellanos went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 2-1 loss to Toronto.
It was the sixth long ball of the season for Castellanos, who has been hitting for some more power of late. Over his last 10 outings, the veteran slugger is batting .286 (10-for-35) with two homers, two doubles and four RBI to go with four runs scored and one stolen base. As long as Castellanos is regularly hitting fourth or fifth in Philadelphia's lineup, he should continue to see plenty of RBI opportunities.
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Phillies' Nick Castellanos: Five hits in doubleheader
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Castellanos went 5-for-8 with a double and a run scored in Thursday's doubleheader split with Atlanta.
After going 4-for-4 in the opening game, Castellanos scored the Phillies' second run in the nightcap after smacking a one-out double in the eighth inning. The 33-year-old hasn't been hitting for much power -- he has just four home runs this year, and only one in his last 40 games. However, he's gone 8-for-18 (.444) in his previous five contests. Overall, Castellanos is slashing .288/.329/.409 with 29 RBI, 25 runs scored and a pair of stolen bases through 234 plate appearances this year.
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Phillies' Nick Castellanos: Productive in doubleheader
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Castellanos went 3-for-8 with a double, two RBI, a stolen base and a run scored as the Phillies split their doubleheader versus the Cardinals on Wednesday.
Castellanos picked up a steal on his first attempt of the season in the day game, then added a two-run double as part of a scoring explosion in a 14-7 loss in the nightcap. The 33-year-old outfielder has hit fairly well this season, batting .285 with a .752 OPS, four home runs, 23 RBI, 18 runs scored and 11 doubles across 43 contests. It's his highest batting average in four years, but Castellanos' power has taken a dip -- he's currently on pace to miss the 20-homer mark after reaching it in six of the last seven full-length campaigns.
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Phillies' Nick Castellanos: Homers, drives in four
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Castellanos went 3-for-5 with a home run, a double, four RBI and two runs scored in Tuesday's win over the Rays.
Castellanos drilled a three-run shot during the Phillies' four-run eighth inning and added an insurance run with an RBI single in the ninth. He snapped an 18-game homerless drought and delivered his first three-hit performance since April 12. Castellanos improved his slash line to .288/.336/.455 with 14 extra-base hits and 21 RBI across 35 appearances this season.
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Phillies' Nick Castellanos: Modest four-game hitting streak
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Castellanos went 1-for-4 with a double and a run scored in Sunday's extra-inning victory over the Cubs.
Castellanos jumped all over a first-pitch fastball in his first at-bat of the game, doubling to lead off the second inning. Although the veteran slugger is without a home run in his last 12 outings, Castellanos has at least one hit in his last four contests and is still batting a healthy .282 with eight doubles, 15 RBI and 13 runs scored across 103 at-bats on the campaign.
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Phillies' Nick Castellanos: In Friday's lineup
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Castellanos (hip) is starting in right field and batting fifth against the Marlins on Friday, Lochlahn March of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
Castellanos was removed from Thursday's game against the Giants in the seventh inning due to left hip flexor tightness, but the issue doesn't appear to be a serious one, as he's back in the lineup for Friday's series opener. Castellanos has gone 13-for-38 with two walks, four runs, one homer and seven RBI over his last 10 games.
