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Phillies' J.T. Realmuto: Idle for series opener Monday
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Realmuto is absent from the lineup for Monday's matchup with the Diamondbacks.
Although the catcher launched a homer in Sunday's series finale against the Angels and has recorded a base hit in six of his last eight games, he will not start Monday. Instead, Garrett Stubbs will catch balls and strikes while batting ninth for the Phillies.
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Phillies' J.T. Realmuto: Homers in multi-hit effort
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Realmuto went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, an additional run scored and a walk in Sunday's 5-2 win over the Angels.
Realmuto got the Phillies on the board with a solo homer to left-center field in the third inning. The veteran catcher has had a quiet August, slashing .221/.284/.351 with two homers, eight RBI and 14 runs across 22 games in the month. Overall, Realmuto is hitting .224/.299/.362 with 10 homers, 45 RBI, 45 runs and three stolen bases in 102 contests.
Realmuto is out of the lineup for Tuesday's matchup with the Mariners.
Despite being in the midst of a modest four-game hitting streak, including a homer during Monday's series opener, Realmuto will ride the pine Tuesday. The Phillies will send Garrett Stubbs behind the plate and have him bat ninth in the lineup.
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Phillies' J.T. Realmuto: Out of Philadelphia lineup
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Realmuto is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest versus the Marlins.
Realmuto is getting a day to rest after catching each of the Phillies' last seven games. Garrett Stubbs will be behind the dish and will bat ninth as Philadelphia aims for its sixth consecutive victory.
Realmuto is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Cardinals.
Realmuto will be one of three Phillies regulars on the bench for the series opener in St. Louis, as shortstop Trea Turner and first baseman Alec Bohm will also get the evening off. Garrett Stubbs will check in for Realmuto behind the plate and will bat ninth.
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Phillies' J.T. Realmuto: On bench Saturday
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Realmuto isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against Toronto, Lochlahn March of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
Realmuto has notched four base hits across the Phillies' last three games, but he'll move to the bench to begin Saturday's game while Garrett Stubbs starts behind the plate and bats ninth.
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Phillies' J.T. Realmuto: Heading to bench Monday
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Realmuto is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Nationals.
Garrett Stubbs will receive a turn behind the plate while Realmuto rests for the first of four games against Washington. Realmuto had caught in each of the Phillies' previous four contests, going 2-for-12 with a solo home run, three walks and four runs.
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Phillies' J.T. Realmuto: Getting breather Tuesday
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Realmuto is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game in Miami.
Realmuto started each of the last four games behind the plate, so he will get some rest. Garrett Stubbs will do the catching for the Phillies.
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Phillies' J.T. Realmuto: Resting up Wednesday
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Realmuto is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Dodgers.
The Phillies are off Thursday, so Realmuto will take a seat Wednesday and effectively get two days of rest before likely returning to the starting nine in Friday's series opener versus the Yankees. Realmuto has put together a seven-game hitting streak, during which he's driven in five runs and scored four times.
Phillies' J.T. Realmuto: Drives in two runs Saturday
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Realmuto went 1-for-4 with a two-run double during the Phillies' 4-2 win over the Tigers on Saturday.
Realmuto extended the Phillies' lead to 3-0 with a two-run double in the fourth inning before coming home to score on an RBI single by Derek Hill in the same frame. Realmuto is slashing .200/.281/.338 with three steals, seven home runs and 30 RBI across 253 plate appearances this season and is batting .173 with five homers, 21 RBI and 14 runs in 28 games since the start of June.
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Phillies' J.T. Realmuto: Day off Friday
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Realmuto is absent from the lineup for Friday's game in Detroit.
It's a routine day off after Realmuto started each of the previous four contests behind the dish. Rafael Marchan will do the catching for the Phillies in the series opener.
Realmuto is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals, Scott Lauber of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
Realmuto launched a two-run homer during Saturday's contest but will hit the bench Sunday for the second time in the past three games. Garrett Stubbs is picking up a start behind the plate Sunday for Philadelphia.
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Phillies' J.T. Realmuto: Day off Thursday
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Realmuto is absent from the lineup for Thursday's contest against the Pirates.
Realmuto started behind the dish in each of the first three games of the series, earning a breather during Thursday's matinee. Rafael Marchan will do the catching and bat ninth for the Phillies.
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Phillies' J.T. Realmuto: On bench Saturday
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Realmuto isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Mets.
After collecting a hit in three of Philadelphia's last four games, Realmuto will catch a breather Saturday while Rafael Marchan starts behind the plate, batting ninth.
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Phillies' J.T. Realmuto: Heading to bench Monday
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Realmuto is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Nationals.
The Phillies will hand Realmuto a breather in the series opener after he started behind the plate each of the previous three games. Rafael Marchan will handle catching duties for Philadelphia on Monday.
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Phillies' J.T. Realmuto: Resting up Wednesday
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Realmuto is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Marlins.
Garrett Stubbs will step in behind the dish as a replacement for Realmuto, who went 1-for-8 with a home run and two RBI while starting in the first two games of the series against his former team. One of multiple veteran Phillies players who have underperformed this season, Realmuto owns a career-low .607 OPS over 185 plate appearances.
