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Aaron Nola allowed three earned runs across six innings in a loss to the Mets on Thursday night. (Brendan Baldwin/Phillies Nation) PHILADELPHIA — It’s been a better stretch for Phillies starter Aaron Nola. Pitching in the thick Canadian wildfire smoke, he gave the Phillies a quality start, his sixth of the season, in a 4-1 loss to the New York Mets to open up the second half. It’s something. The bar is lower for the Phillies pitcher who was a durable Cy Young candidate as recently as 2024.

CBP during the 2026 All-Star Game. (Logan Gehman/Phillies Nation) PHILADELPHIA — It’s business as usual for MLB. The league announced the 2027 regular season schedule on Thursday. The schedule is, of course, pending a labor agreement between MLB and the Players Association. The two sides were close to missing games in 2022, the first year of the current collective bargaining agreement set to expire on Dec. 1, 2026.

Brad Keller has a torn right UCL. (Brendan Baldwin/Phillies Nation) PHILADELPHIA – The Phillies will likely be without leverage reliever Brad Keller for the remainder of the year. He was placed on the 15-day IL on Thursday with a right UCL tear. Seth Johnson was recalled from Triple-A Lehigh Valley as a corresponding move. Keller said he is seeking a second opinion from Dr. Keith Meister. It’s his first time dealing with an elbow issue in his career.