Fresh off a sweep of the second-place New York Mets, the Philadelphia Phillies are closing in on capturing the NL East. A division title would almost certainly lead to a first-round bye in the upcoming postseason bracket, as the Phillies are currently the NL's second overall seed, behind the Milwaukee Brewers. As the Phillies prepare to host the Kansas City Royals for a weekend series, the home team made a couple of roster moves. According to team beat writer Matt Gelb via X (formerly Twitter), Philadelphia will promote pitcher Walker Buehler to the active roster on Friday.

“Phillies are putting José Alvarado on the IL to get Walker Buehler on active roster,” reported Gelb on Friday. “They’ll make a 40-man roster move too.”

Alvarado's placement on the IL comes shortly after his appe

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