Phils tab southpaw Suarez for MLB debut Thurs.

PHILADELPHIA -- When the Phillies arrive in Cincinnati for a four-game series on Thursday, it will have been 667 days since they last started a left-hander on the mound.

Ranger Suarez, the Phillies' No. 9 prospect according to MLB Pipeline, will change that by making his Major League debut in the series opener, said an excited Gabe Kapler from the Citizens Bank Park dugout Tuesday afternoon. The Phillies need a spot start after using both Nick Pivetta and Vince Velasquez in Sunday's doubleheader.

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"He's shown the ability to get swings and misses in and out of the strike zone," Kapler said. "Got a good sinker. Incredible demeanor, we saw it in Spring Training. He's got --…