Overview

• Castellanos has moved to the weak side of a right-field platoon with Max Kepler, starting primarily against left-handed pitching after a run of fewer starts.
• After the 8-2 win in Phoenix, he said communication with Thomson has been "questionable" and noted he plays or sits when told without much dialogue.
• He delivered his 250th career home run as a pinch hitter in the sixth, his first since Aug. 17, helping extend the Phillies’ recent hot stretch.
• Castellanos revealed he has managed left patellar tendinitis since a July play at Yankee Stadium, though Thomson said the knee is not driving the playing-time cut and considers him pretty healthy.
• Harrison Bader’s arrival and strong runs from Kepler and Brandon Marsh shaped the outfield rotation as Castellanos endured a second-half slump, and he said his focus is on helping the club win a World Series rather than his 2026 status.