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Kyle Schwarber’s sidelined by illness again—same stomach bug that derailed him in May—forcing Alec Bohm to man first and Edmundo Sosa to slide into third. With Derek Hill’s leg woes keeping him out and the bench thinning, manager Don Mattingly hopes it’s just a one-day blip. Zack Wheeler’s latest outing was rough—his shortest since 2022, with velocity down—but no injury concerns, just “one of those days” for the pitcher. Backup catcher Garrett Stubbs returns from wrist inflammation, sending Payton Henry down to triple-A. And as the trade deadline looms, Philly’s bullpen needs are front and…
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