Andrew McCutchen out of Phillies lineup Sunday
Andrew McCutchen (and Phil Gosselin!) are out of the Phillies’ lineup for Sunday afternoon’s series finale against the Marlins at 1:05 p.m. on NBC Sports Philadelphia.
It’s not surprising that McCutchen is sitting. He is a year removed from a torn ACL and manager Joe Girardi indicated during camp that he could get McCutchen off his feet after a couple of games.
McCutchen made a terrific sliding grab in left field Saturday afternoon (see the video above), showing he can still go get ’em in the outfield. At the plate, he’s 0 for 9 with three strikeouts.
Adam Haseley leads off and gets his first start of the season in center field.
It is a bit surprising to see Gosselin sit a day after hitting two home runs. Jay Bruce plays left field and Neil Walker is the DH.
The Marlins scratched starter Jose Ureña at 11:40 a.m. Sunday and will start right-hander Robert Dugger.
1. Adam Haseley CF
2. Rhys Hoskins 1B
3. Bryce Harper RF
4. J.T. Realmuto C
5. Didi Gregorius SS
6. Jean Segura 3B
7. Jay Bruce LF
8. Scott Kingery 2B
9. Neil Walker DH
Vince Velasquez SP
We’ll get our first real glimpse today at whether 2020 Vince Velasquez is any different.
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