Noah Syndergaard to make his Phillies debut against Nationals on Thursday
Syndergaard, acquired from the Angels on Tuesday, hasn’t pitched since July 25.
ATLANTA — Newly acquired starter Noah Syndergaard will make his Phillies debut Thursday night at home against the Juan Soto-less Washington Nationals.
Syndergaard, who would have started Tuesday night for the Los Angeles Angels, hasn’t pitched since July 25. He was due to fly into Philadelphia on Wednesday and work out with Kyle Gibson, who was returning from bereavement leave and is scheduled to face the Nationals on Friday night.
“I haven’t seen him pitch in a while, so it’ll be good to see him back out there on the mound,” Zack Wheeler said of Syndergaard, his teammate for several years with the New York Mets. “It’s kind of funny we’re going back-to-back now in the rotation. Kind of like the old days.”
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The Angels deploy a six-man rotation, which afforded Syndergaard extra rest between starts. Thomson said the Phillies aren’t concerned about him getting acclimated to a five-man rotation. It helps that they’re off every Monday in September.
Syndergaard (5-8, 3.83 ERA with the Angels) will likely be opposed Thursday night by Nationals right-hander Paolo Espino (0-3, 3.78).
Center fielder Brandon Marsh, acquired from the Angels in a separate trade, is also expected to join the Phillies on Thursday.
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