Philadelphia Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski projected a debut date for the No. 1 prospect.

Tuesday’s win over the Braves was a perfect example. While Bryce Harper’s first inning exit left a gloomy cloud over Citizens Bank Park after taking a 95 mph fastball off the elbow from Spencer Strider. He dropped to a knee and had to exit with visible pain.

The Milwaukee Brewers and Philadelphia Phillies begin a 3-game series Friday at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.

It’s well known across baseball that the Philadelphia Phillies have a bullpen problem that could hinder their World Series aspirations.

On Tuesday, Phillies slugger Bryce Harper was hit on his surgically-repaired elbow by a 95 mph pitch thrown by Braves ace Spencer Strider. Thankfully, Harper escaped with just a right elbow contusion and Strider — making just his third start since undergoing Tommy John surgery — appeared to regret the incident following the game.

The Philadelphia Phillies entered their Thursday doubleheader against the Atlanta Braves with the best record in the National League at 35-19 and trailing the Detroit Tigers for the best record in baseball by just 0.

We have myriad traditions in baseball and one of the many is using Memorial Day as a tentpole. There's still plenty of time for teams that have been good so far to fall apart and also tons of time for a disappointing team to get hot and do something like win 15 of 20 to thrust themselves into contention.

Harper clearly meant it as a joke, a little excuse to rib a friend and teammate before saying that Schwarber's growth has "been so much fun to watch.” But you can bet that, when Dave Dombrowski sits down with Schwarber's camp to discuss a new deal, he'll say much the same thing — and he won't be kidding.

Philadelphia Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski delivered a message to them, acknowledging the talent in the NL East.