At 11:15 a.m. ET Sunday, Aaron Nola stepped out of the dugout and into the sunlight. And as he walked to the bullpen, a section of early-bird Phillies fans cheered. They hadn’t seen him in a while. But there wasn’t much time to get reacquainted.

The Philadelphia Phillies placed three-time All-Star pitcher Zach Wheeler on the 15-day injured list Saturday with a blood clot located near his right shoulder.

"There's not a lot that we can say on it at this time," said Dombrowski, who commended doctors for finding the clot.

Saturday night, news dropped that the Phillies were placing ace righty Zack Wheeler on the injured list due to a blood clot in his shoulder area. More on that in a second. Sunday, veteran right-hander Aaron Nola returned from a lengthy stint on the injured list.

Although they have their eyes set on a championship, the Phillies and their doctors will not want to rush Wheeler back before he is healthy.

The Phillies are the -198 money-line favorites in the latest Phillies vs. Nationals odds from FanDuel Sportsbook, while the over/under for total runs scored is 10.

Fernando Tatis Jr. and the San Diego Padres will look to get to Robbie Ray when he starts for the San Francisco Giants on Monday at 9:40 p.m. ET, in the first game of a four-game series at PETCO Park.

Rice had three of New York’s 15 hits and finished a triple short of the cycle.

Phillies closer Jhoan Duran left Friday night's game against the Nationals on a cart after a comebacker struck him on the right foot, though manager Rob Thomson said the cart was used mostly as a precaution.

Following Saturday's 2-0 loss to the Nationals, Philadelphia's president of baseball operations, Dave Dombrowski, announced that ace Zack Wheeler is being placed on the IL with an "upper-extremity bl...

Acquired from Minnesota at the trade deadline, Duran is 4-for-4 in save opportunities with the Phillies.