Phillies’ Brandon Marsh day-to-day with left ankle sprain
NEW YORK — The Phillies made a late scratch for the second time in three games, removing Brandon Marsh from their lineup less than a half hour before first pitch Wednesday at Yankee Stadium.
Marsh is day-to-day with a left ankle sprain. He was in pain late Tuesday night, spending a minute or so on the ground after fouling a ball off his right foot. It was unclear as of early Wednesday afternoon how or when he sprained the other ankle.
Marsh was in the initial lineup, batting ninth in center field. Cristian Pache made the start in his place in the 9-hole.
Marsh is off to a hot start offensively, going 5 for 15 (.333) with two doubles, a triple and a homer through four games. He made two costly mistakes Monday night, deciding at the last second to try to catch a sinking liner that went past him for a triple rather than a single on the Yankees’ first at-bat of the game. Later in the night, he was thrown out after missing a stop sign from third base coach Dusty Wathan and rounding too far off the bag.
Marsh rebounded Tuesday night with a 436-foot homer to right-center off of Domingo German.
Pache is a defensive-minded center fielder acquired by the Phillies on the eve of opening day. He is a .154 career hitter in 336 plate appearances.
