Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Taijuan Walker has provided manager Rob Thomson reason to give his taxed rotation a bit of a breather with the impending return of Aaron Nola from the injured list.

Way back in Spring Training, Taijuan Walker was an afterthought for the 2025 Phillies. In fact, it was perhaps more apt to label him an albatross. His 2024 season was the thing of any pitcher’s worst nightmare,

Phillies pitcher Taijuan Walker took the mound against the Cincinnati Reds on Monday with a mindset to not only win, but to dominate. And that's exactly what he did, throwing six strong innings, while giving up only one earned run, striking out two, and walking one batter in Philly's 4-1 victory.

Aaron Nola has posted a 6.16 ERA in nine starts for the Phillies this year. He has been on the injured list for three months.

The Philadelphia Phillies (70-52) finally reached the 70-win plateau, knocking off the Washington Nationals (49-73) on Friday, 6-2. The Phillies snapped a three

PHILADELPHIA - Near the end of the 2024 season, there were more than a few Phillies fans who were clamoring for pitcher Taijuan Walker to be designated for assignment. They didn’t care where he went as long as he never threw another pitch for the Phillies.

"We’ll see how it all works out moving forward. I think it’s good this time of year to get guys days off,” manager Rob Thomson said.

Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola is set to make his return on Sunday, with the team employing a six-man rotation as well.