Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Taijuan Walker left 3 1/3 innings into his Thursday start against the visiting New York Mets after being hit in the left foot on a line drive off the bat of Starling Marte.
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The Philadelphia Phillies (31-13) will vie for their fourth straight victory when they host the New York Mets (19-23) on Thursday at 6:40 PM ET on MLB Network.
As the wins keep piling up, the Philadelphia Phillies continue to gain confidence. The Phillies, who own the majors' best record at 27-12 after an 8-2 victory at Miami on Friday, will pursue a ninth win in 10 games when they face the host Marlins on Saturday in the second contest of a three-game set.
The Philadelphia Phillies welcomed back Taijuan Walker in late April after he missed the early portion of the season with soreness in his right shoulder.
Spencer Turnbull had one month to make an impression in the Phillies rotation. He was there to keep the seat warm for Taijuan Walker, who missed the beginning of the season with a shoulder injury.
Taijuan Walker hadn't pitched in an MLB game in nearly seven months, and it showed. The Philadelphia Phillies veteran looked rusty and ineffective in his season debut against the San Diego Padres on Sunday, getting tagged for six runs on eight hits in 6 1/3 winnings at Petco Park.
The Philadelphia Phillies won again on Sunday, taking down the San Diego Padres 8-6 to finish off a three-game sweep at Petco Park. Bryson Stott smacked a pair of two-run homers, the offense banged out 12 hits and Taijuan Walker lasted into the seventh inning in his season debut.
Final Score: Phillies 8, Padres 6 Taijuan Walker was an important piece to the puzzle for the Phillies last season. He started 31 games, covered 172 2/3 innings and kept the team in games when he pitched.
Taijuan Walker will return to the Philadelphia Phillies starting rotation Sunday at Petco Park against the San Diego Padres. But it can be argued that the 31-year-old is in a no-win situation.
Taijuan Walker (right shoulder soreness) is set to make his season debut later this week. He will make his first start with the Phillies on Sunday, April 28 against the San Diego Padres, manager Rob Thomson told reporters in Cincinnati on Tuesday, including Todd Zolecki of MLB.com.
They went 6-0 last week against awful teams. It’s a lot of fun to watch. The last two weeks of Phillies baseball have been mostly fun. Most of the hitters are starting to come around and the starting pitching staff looks as good as ever.
Amidst a good stretch for their starting rotation, the Philadelphia Phillies are about to make a mistake in managing it. Taijuan Walker is set to be activated off of the injured list heading into the series against the San Diego Padres from April 26 to April 28.
The Philadelphia Phillies have started the 2024 season on a high note for the most part. They have endured some ups and downs, but overall they appear to be a contending team once again.
Turnbull’s certainly done everything he can to justify a regular spot in the rotation to this point in the season.
The Philadelphia Phillies are dealing with injury concerns in the rotation as spring training wraps.
The Philadelphia Phillies got a scare early in Spring Training when Taijuan Walker was absent from camp for personal reasons and had developed some knee soreness that prevented him from pitching.
Philadelphia Phillies manager Rob Thomson said Tuesday that right-handed pitcher Taijuan Walker threw a bullpen session over the weekend and is slated to throw live batting practice within the next few days.
Shortly after the Philadelphia Phillies saw their season come to an abrupt end in Game 7 of the National League Championship Series, starting pitcher Taijuan Walker caused a stir by "liking" several posts on social media critical of manager Rob Thomson.
Philadelphia Phillies starter Taijuan Walker is not happy with his team, manager or outcome of the 2024 MLB season. After compiling the most wins on the pitching staff this season, with 15 wins, Walker was mysteriously left out of the action for the postseason.
The Philadelphia Phillies went with what amounted to a bullpen game in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series on Friday, a decision that did not pay off when they gave up three runs in the eighth inning of a 6-5 loss.
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Taijuan Walker, wasted little time embracing his new team's rivalry with the New York Mets, his former club.
Perhaps one of the more head-scratching moves made by the New York Mets this offseason was refusing to extend a qualifying offer to starting pitcher, Taijuan Walker.
It’s great news for Walker, who’ll now head into free agency search of a multi-year deal that could span three or perhaps even four years in length.
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