As the Philadelphia Phillies chase their first postseason appearance in a decade, they’ve elected to make a rather radical decision in hopes of shoring up their starting rotation.
Ahead of Saturday evening’s game in Pittsburgh, Phillies manager Joe Girardi told the collective media — including Matt Gelb of The Athletic — that Ranger Suárez will join the starting rotation beginning on Monday in Washington. Kyle Gibson is expected to make his Phillies debut Sunday against the Pirates, with both Vince Velasquez and Matt Moore now out of the starting rotation. Chase Anderson, for the time being, will re-join the starting rotation.