Report: Phillies likely to activate injured reliever for Giants series
The Philadelphia Phillies open a three-game series in San Francisco against the Giants and will activate right-hander Orion Kerkering (hamstring) on Tuesday.
Report: Phillies likely to activate injured reliever for Giants series originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Philadelphia Phillies open a three-game series against the San Francisco Giants on Monday before heading back east on Thursday.
The Phillies have not won a series against the Giants in San Francisco since 2013. Despite not winning a series in the Bay Area in well over a decade, the Phillies will be getting one of their top relievers, right-hander Orion Kerkering, back. More News: Pirates' starting staff has done well to limit the long ball According to The Athletic’s Matt Gelb , Kerkering is with the Phillies to start the series, but won't be officially activated to the roster until tomorrow.
Kerkering made one appearance this spring, allowing two hits, an earned run, and a strikeout in one inning, before a hamstring injury sidelined him. Orion Kekering is one of the Philadelphia Phillies best relievers Even though Kerkering’s blunder in the National League Divisional Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers — throwing the ball to catcher J. T.
Realmuto at home with two outs instead of first base — Kerkering has proven to be one of the Phillies' better relievers. The 25-year-old went 8-4 with a 3. 30 ERA with four saves and 65 strikeouts in 60.