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Thirty minutes before the first pitch at Nationals Park Saturday night my family and I settled into our seats in Section 103, out in the left-field bleachers. But we were just in time for the ...

ATLANTA — Max Kepler stood in left field Friday during the Phillies’ first round of batting practice when manager Rob Thomson approached. The interaction lasted only a couple of minutes.

On Wednesday, with Anthony manning left field, Duran might be the odd man out for the day like he was Monday, when he was out of the lineup for just the third time in 91 games.

The Philadelphia Phillies are expected to make a change to their left field platoon, with Max Kepler and Otto Kemp splitting time there once Bryce Harper returns.