Fresh off back-to-back sweeps of the hapless Colorado Rockies and Chicago White Sox, the Philadelphia Phillies will travel to the “Queen City” for a battle at the base of “Devil’s Backbone” with the Cincinnati Reds.

The Phillies will be without first baseman Bryce Harper for the series opener and beyond. The slugger was placed on the paternity list earlier on Monday, according to the team. Kody Clemens has been recalled from Triple-A Lehigh Valley to fill Harper’s roster spot and will start on Monday at first base against Cincy’s Hunter Greene. With Harper out of the lineup, J.T. Realmuto will move up to No. 3 and Brandon Marsh will move up No. 4 in the lineup. Harper’s absence shouldn’t be a long one, he’s expected to rejoin the team on Thursday.

On the mound, the Phillies will call on Ranger Suarez to help extend the club’s win streak to seven games. Suarez is coming off of his second-ever complete game shutout, an 8 strikeout, 1 walk, 112-pitch gem last week against Colorado.

Phillies vs. Reds

Philadelphia Phillies at Cincinnati Reds
When: April 22, 2024
Where: Great American Ballpark | Cincinnati, Ohio
First Pitch: 6:40 PM
Telecast: NBC Sports Philadelphia +
Broadcast: SportsRadio 94 WIP
Team Records: PHI: 14-8 (2nd, NL East) | CIN: 12-9 (2nd, NL Central)
Betting Odds: PHI: -000 | CIN: -000

Today’s Lineup


1	Schwarber DH	Fairchild RF
2	Turner SS	Steer LF
3	Realmuto C	Stephenson C
4	Marsh LF	Candelario 3B
5	Bohm 3B	Encarnacion-Strand 1B
6	Castellanos RF	De La Cruz SS
7	Stott 2B	Espinal 2B
8	Clemens 1B	Martini DH
9	Rojas CF	Thompson CF
SP	Suarez	Greene