WASHINGTON -- Phillies designated hitter Kyle Schwarber was a late scratch Tuesday at Nationals Park with lower back tightness. Schwarber was replaced in the lineup by Edmundo Sosa.
The Major League leader with 29 home runs, Schwarber went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in the Phillies’ 4-1 loss to the Nationals on Monday. Before that, Schwarber had a memorable weekend at Citizens Bank Park, with four homers and nine RBI across back-to-back wins over the Mets.
Schwarber has been a fixture in the lineup this season, having played in 75 of the Phillies' first 78 games. He has a track record of durability, appearing in all 162 games last season and playing at least 150 games in four straight seasons from 2022-2025.
Schwarber is considered day-to-day.