Don Mattingly apparently didn't listen to Bryce Harper's plea for Phillies lineup
This lineup is not what Bryce Harper was hoping for vs. a lefty.
Don Mattingly apparently didn't listen to Bryce Harper's plea for Phillies lineup originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Philadelphia Phillies have had plenty of struggles against left-handed pitchers this season, going 0-10 vs.
lefty starting pitchers in 2026. But with Don Mattingly now in charge, the Phillies might be able to turn things around. And Bryce Harper shared his own thoughts on the lineup construction on Tuesday night after the 9-1 win, with a wish for Bryson Stott to be in the lineup against a lefty.
However, Mattingly apparently didn't listen to Harper's plea, as Stott is not in the Phillies' announced starting lineup for Wednesday night's game against the Athletics and lefty Jeffrey Springs. Don Mattingly doesn't listen to Bryce Harper's plea for Bryson Stott vs. lefty pitcher In the lineup for the Phillies and playing second base is Edmundo Sosa, a righty hitter who is better against left-handed pitchers than Stott.
Brandon Marsh, a lefty, is starting in center, but that's only to take Justin Crawford, another lefty, out of the lineup. Felix Reyes is taking up the left field spot to round out the only platoon changes for the Phillies. Despite Harper wanting Stott to be an everyday player, as Dave Uram of 94 WIP shared on Tuesday night, the Phillies don't have Stott in the lineup against a lefty.