Tyler Phillips (1-1, 1.86) toes the rubber against his former club, opposite Luzardo (5-4, 4.35) for first pitch at 6:40 PM ET. Phillips has bounced between bulk, leverage and starts for an injury-thinned Marlins rotation, and his last outing — 5 scoreless on 70 pitches against Arizona with 5 strikeouts — is exactly the kind of length Miami needs after Monday's flatline.
The bigger storyline in the building is Trea Turner's right wrist. He took a 96.9 mph Kempner fastball off it in the 6th on Monday and exited; X-rays came back negative and he's listed day-to-day, but he's a real question mark for Tuesday's lineup. Add him to a Phillies injury list that already includes Adolis Garcia on the 60-day and Johan Rojas out for the year, and the lineup behind Harper and Realmuto starts to look pretty thin.
- Day-To-DayThomas White SP — White was diagnosed with a left shoulder capsular sprain Friday and is expected to miss the rest of the season, Isaac Azout of FishOnFirst.com reports.
- Day-To-DayKemp Alderman RF — Triple-A Jacksonville placed Alderman on the 7-day injured list Tuesday due to a left wrist injury, Michael Germanese of Roundtable.io reports.
- 15-Day-ILEury Perez SP — Perez (hamstring) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Jacksonville on Thursday, Stephen Strom of Marlins Radio Network reports.
- 15-Day-ILJosh Ekness RP — Marlins manager Clayton McCullough said Monday that Ekness is expected to miss approximately six weeks due to a right calf strain, Kyle Sielaff of Marlins.tv reports.
- 15-Day-ILJanson Junk SP — The Marlins placed Junk on the 15-day injured list Sunday due to right shin bone inflammation, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.
- 60-Day-ILGriffin Conine LF — Conine (hamstring) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Jacksonville on Tuesday, Stephen Strom of Marlins Radio Network reports.
- 60-Day-ILAndrew Nardi RP — The Marlins transferred Nardi (ribcage) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Monday.
- 60-Day-ILRobby Snelling SP — Snelling underwent internal brace surgery Friday to repair a torn UCL in his left elbow.
- Day-To-DayTrea Turner SS — X-rays on Turner's right wrist came back negative, Lochlahn March of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
- Day-To-DayAndrew Walling RP
- Day-To-DayCarson DeMartini SS
- Day-To-DayDaniel Robert RP — Robert suffered a cardiac incident Sunday while preparing to throw a bullpen session and was taken to a local hospital, Matt Gelb of The Athletic reports.
- Day-To-DayMark Kolozsvary C — Kolozsvary (undisclosed) agreed to a minor-league contract with the Phillies on Friday that includes an invitation to spring training, Will Sammon of The Athletic reports.
- 15-Day-ILKyle Backhus RP — Backhus (elbow) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Tuesday.
- 60-Day-ILAdolis Garcia RF — Garcia was removed from Wednesday's game against the Blue Jays due to a pulled muscle near his right shoulder, Lochlahn March of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
- OutJohan Rojas CF — Rojas (suspension) will miss the remainder of the season after suffering a right elbow UCL tear that will require an internal brace procedure.
Miami has its own pitching wing of the IL — Eury Perez, Janson Junk, Robby Snelling, Adam Mazur — which is why Phillips keeps getting pushed into different roles. The lineup is doing what it can; the Fish took 2 of 3 from Pittsburgh over the weekend before running into Zack Wheeler's 9-strikeout buzzsaw on Monday. Gabriel Rincones Jr. went deep for his first career hit in that one, which says a lot about how deep Philly is willing to dig right now.
Stylistically, this is a good spot for Luzardo. His fastball still sits in the mid-90s, and Miami's road OPS against lefties is bottom-five in the league. The flip side: Phillips has been a different animal at home than on the road this year, and Citizens Bank Park has not been kind to right-handers leaving stuff up. Whoever wears the wear-down inning first probably decides this.
Phillies sit 39-33 and 3 games up on Miami in the standings, but they've alternated wins and losses for a week. Marlins are 36-37 and have already shown they can hang on the road — they just need to actually put a ball in play against a Philly pitching staff that's allowed 0 runs in two of its last four. Series result probably gets written Tuesday night.