Jackson Merrill was enduring the worst slump of his lift. He was 3-for-42, nary an extra-base hit to be found. Through it all Padres manager Mike Shildt said he knew his 22-year-old superstar would eventually snap out of it.

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Phillies second. Alec Bohm hit by pitch. Nick Castellanos singles to shallow infield, advances to 2nd. Alec Bohm scores. Throwing error by Yu Darvish. Bryson Stott lines out to center field

The Philadelphia Phillies face the San Diego Padres Saturday in the second game of a 3-game set at Petco Park in San Diego.

The Phillies criticized MLB after two of their pitchers weren't named replacements but Jacob Misiorowski, after five starts, made the team.

The Philadelphia Phillies’ West Coast swing continues Saturday night in San Diego for Game 2 of their weekend series.

The Phillies activated the bonus clause in the pitcher's contract and will earn an additional $50,000 from the organization: “Everyone knows I’m an All-Star here.”

Kyle Schwarber joins Mike Schmidt (31 in 1979) as the only Philadelphia Phillies to hit 30 homers before the All-Star break.