First baseman Justin Bour was reinstated from the 10-day disabled list Sunday before the Phillies’ 8-1 loss to the Chicago Cubs and now he awaits a homecoming. Bour, who was acquired from Miami on Aug. 10, was placed on the DL Aug. 23 with an oblique muscle strain in his left side.
The Phillies begin a three-game series on Monday in Miami and then will play three games in New York against the Mets. From 2014 through this season, Bour appeared in 478 games for the Marlins. He says he won’t allow sentimentality to get in the way of his main goal upon his return.