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Joe Girardi on lineup card miscue: ‘It’s stupid on my part’

A lack of oversight hours before Tuesday night’s game almost cost the Phillies a win. In the seventh inning, right-hander Enyel De Los Santos emerged from the bullpen for his first big-league outing since the Phillies re-selected his contract.

To get De Los Santos on the active roster, the Phillies optioned left-hander Cristopher Sánchez to Triple-A. Somehow, Sánchez’s name was still on the lineup card the umpires had. Sánchez threw two scoreless innings for Lehigh Valley that same night. De Los Santos’ outing ended as soon as it began.

Joe Girardi failed to catch an error in the umpire’s lineup card prior to Tuesday’s game.