PHILADELPHIA — Harrison Bader was not in the Phillies lineup for Game 2 of the National League Division Series on Monday after groin tightness forced him to leave Game 1 early.

Manager Rob Thomson said that Bader is available to pinch hit and maybe play the field. The biggest limitation is defensively.

“I think he’s going to test it out,” Thomson said pregame. “The only thing that is hindering Bader right now is just being able to run 100%. We think he can hit and run at 75-80%, so it really affects his defense more than anything.”

In his place, Thomson started Otto Kemp in left field against lefty Blake Snell. Brandon Marsh started in center, with Nick Castellanos in right. Edmundo Sosa swapped in for Bryson Stott at second base in the normal platoon.

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