Philadelphia Phillies rookie Alex McFarlane is being thrown right into the fire by the team.

The Milwaukee Brewers and Philadelphia Phillies meet in the Tuesday opener of a 3-game series in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. First pitch is at 6:40 p.m. ET.

The Philadelphia Phillies have selected the recipients of the Paul Owens Award for the 2026 minor league season.

The Milwaukee Brewers look to inch closer to the first 100-win season in franchise history Tuesday when they visit the Philadelphia Phillies in the opener of a three-game set.

Jesús Luzardo played catch for 10 minutes in the Citi Field outfield on Sunday morning, and the experience made him smile afterward. “It’s a good day,” he said before the Phillies' series finale against the Mets.

Kerkering was optioned to Triple-A following the Phillies’ 10-3 loss to the New York Mets on Saturday, a game in which he allowed four runs in the eighth inning. The 25-year-old right-hander also surrendered a three-run home run to Juan Soto in a 6-3 loss Friday.

The Phillies optioned reliever Orion Kerkering to Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Sunday after he posted an 18.69 ERA in his four appearances this month.

NEW YORK — Alex McFarlane decided to challenge him. The rookie reliever inherited a runner from Cristopher Sánchez in the seventh on Sunday, and allowed two singles to flip the Mets’ lineup back over.