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Kepler (illness) will start in left field and bat seventh Sunday against Minnesota. Kepler was held out of the lineup the past two days due to an illness, but he'll close out the regular season as a member of the Phillies' starting nine. The outfielder has gone 2-for-27 (.074 average) with 12 strikeouts over his last eight games.
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Kepler (illness) is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Twins. Kepler is absent from the starting nine for a second straight contest due to illness. Considering Philadelphia is locked into a Top 2 seed in the playoffs, the organization can afford to give Kepler an extended rest. Nick Castellanos will fill right field Saturday.
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Kepler (illness) is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Twins. Kepler had to be pulled from Thursday's contest versus the Marlins due to illness and will miss at least one start. Nick Castellanos will patrol right field and bat seventh in Friday's series opener.
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Kepler was removed from Thursday's game against the Marlins due to illness, Matt Gelb of The Athletic reports. Kepler went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts before his exit, which came after a lengthy rain delay. Nick Castellanos took over in right field.
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Kepler is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks. The left-handed-hitting Kepler had started in each of the last five games -- including twice against left-handed pitchers -- but he'll hit the bench Sunday while the Diamondbacks send southpaw Eduardo Rodriguez to the hill. The Phillies will run out an outfield of Weston Wilson, Harrison Bader and Nick Castellanos from left to right in the series finale.
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| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | KO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | PHI | 127 | 417 | 58 | 90 | 18 | 52 | 48 | 93 | 3 | .215 |
| 2024 | MIN | 105 | 368 | 43 | 93 | 8 | 42 | 22 | 80 | 1 | .252 |





