MIAMI — For the third time this week, Phillies manager Rob Thomson has penciled in a starting lineup that does not include Nick Castellanos, the two-time All-Star right fielder who has seen his playing time diminish amid a poor season.
Fresh off a series win over the Brewers, the club with the best record in the major leagues, Philadelphia will start the left-handed-hitting Max Kepler in right against Marlins swingman Valente Bellozo in the opener of a three-game set at the enclosed confines of loanDepot park. Harrison Bader will start for the Phillies in center field with Brandon Marsh playing left.