Asher will start Thursday's game against the Nationals, CSN Philly's Jim Salisbury reports.
As expected, Asher will take Vincent Velasquez's spot in the rotation, but he will get a pretty rough welcome back in a road start against the first place Nationals. This will be Asher's first big league appearance since receiving an 80-game PED suspension in June. He has a 9.31 ERA in seven career big league starts, and is a low-upside/high-risk option for as long as he sticks in the Phillies' rotation.