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April 26, 2026
Hitting bench Sunday
Crawford is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Atlanta, Scott Lauber of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
Analysis
The rookie outfielder has started eight of 12 games against left-handed starting pitchers this season, but he'll take a seat versus Chris Sale. Crawford is mired in a 4-for-34 slump and has struggled overall versus southpaws with just one hit in 17 plate appearances, so it may not be long before he transitions to a straight platoon role. Dylan Moore is covering center field Sunday.
April 21, 2026
Sitting against southpaw again
Crawford is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Cubs.
Analysis
It marks the third time over the Phillies' last four games versus left-handers that the lefty-swinging Crawford has been on the bench. He had been in the lineup for six of his team's first seven games against southpaws. Brandon Marsh will occupy center field Tuesday, while Felix Reyes gets the start in left field.