Overview

• Castellanos returned to the lineup Wednesday after being omitted Tuesday for speaking out about his eighth-inning defensive removal.
• Manager Rob Thomson said Castellanos crossed a line with an inappropriate comment following Johan Rojas’s late-game substitution.
• The decision snapped Castellanos’s streak of 236 consecutive starts, the second-longest active run in MLB.
• Despite a .278 batting average, Castellanos ranks among the league’s poorest defensive outfielders with minus-10 defensive runs saved.
• Thomson’s move underscores his emphasis on late-game defense as the Phillies vie for the NL East lead.