PHILADELPHIA -- Relief pitcher Jose Alvarado of the Phillies will miss the remainder of the season after being placed on the 15-day Injured List with a left forearm strain Friday.

Alvarado was 4-2 with a 3.81 ERA in 26 innings pitched over 28 appearances this season. He served an 80-game suspension for performance-enhancing drugs from May 18 to Aug. 18 after testing positive for exogenous testosterone. Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski said the positive test was caused by a weight-loss drug Alvarado took during the offseason after the suspension was announced..

Alvarado is ineligible for the postseason as a consequence of his suspension.

He was 4-1 with a 2.70 ERA and seven saves at the time of the suspension, usually serving as the club's closer. The Phill

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