The Philadelphia Phillies placed right-handers Zack Wheeler and Zach Eflin on the COVID-related injured list Sunday.
Left-hander Cristopher Sanchez was named the 27th man for Sunday’s home doubleheader against the New York Mets and will replace Eflin as the starter in Game 2.
The Phillies recalled right-hander Connor Brogdon from Triple-A Lehigh Valley and right-hander Francisco Morales form Double-A Reading in corresponding transactions.
Wheeler, 31, is 1-3 with a 4.10 ERA through five starts this season. He made the All-Star team in 2021 and was runner-up in the National League Cy Young Award voting after finishing 14-10 with a 2.78 ERA and a league-leading 247 strikeouts.
Eflin, 28, is 1-2 with a 4.50 ERA through five starts in his seventh season with the Phillies.
Sanchez, 25, is 0-0 with a 5.40 ERA in four appearances this season. He’s given up six runs on eight hits and five walks with 10 strikeouts in 10 innings.
Brogdon, 27, has made three relief appearances this season for the Phillies, allowing two runs on four hits in two innings. He has a 1.35 ERA with two saves in seven games for Lehigh Valley.
Morales, 22, is 1-0 with a 0.55 ERA with 28 strikeouts in 16 1/3 innings in nine relief appearances at Reading. He has yet to make his major league debut.
–Field Level Media
