PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies woke up after a nightmare of a National League Division Series opener and got some relatively positive news about their starting center fielder on Sunday morning. Harrison Bader, who exited Philadelphia’s Game 1 loss on Saturday with groin tightness, avoided total disaster.
Imaging revealed that Bader did not suffer a major tear or strain, Phillies manager Rob Thomson told reporters via Zoom. He could potentially be available for Game 2, but nothing will be certain until Bader reports to Citizens Bank Park on Monday.
“We’ll know more tomorrow,” Thomson said. “But I think after the game, they stretched him out, they got him moving around a little bit and I think he felt a lot better after that.