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Philadelphia Phillies put Zack Wheeler, Zach Eflin on COVID IL

The Philadelphia Phillies placed right-handers Zack Wheeler and Zach Eflin on the COVID-related injured list Sunday.

Left-hander Cristopher Sanchez was named the 27th man for Sunday's home doubleheader against the New York Mets and will replace Eflin as the starter in Game 2.

The Phillies recalled right-hander Connor Brogdon from Triple-A Lehigh Valley and right-hander Francisco Morales form Double-A Reading in corresponding transactions.

The Phillies leave for a seven-game road trip to Seattle and Los Angeles following Sunday's doubleheader. Neither Wheeler nor Eflin will travel with the Phillies to Seattle but manager Joe Girardi said he is holding out hope one or both can eventually rejoin the team at some point in the road trip.