PHILADELPHIA — Nick Castellanos didn’t report any new injury. Manager Rob Thomson just wanted to get one of his hottest hitters out of harm’s way.
After leaving Thursday’s win with left hip flexor tightness, Castellanos was back in the lineup for Friday’s series opener against the Marlins at Citizens Bank Park. But the Phillies pinch ran for the right fielder at first base in the bottom of the fifth inning after he singled to left field to go 2-for-3 with a double on the day.
Leading by seven runs in an eventual 7-2 victory, Thomson made a bit of an aggressive move to take Castellanos out so early.