The Philadelphia Phillies received an injury update on Wednesday as spring training continues to move forward.

Keller made his spring training debut on Wednesday against the Detroit Tigers, representing the team’s opening pitcher. The righty only pitched one inning, but it was an efficient outing nonetheless. Keller pitched a one-two-three inning with one strikeout on 11 pitches.

Phillies outfielder Brandon Marsh was unable to play on Wednesday.

The Detroit Tigers lost to the Philadelphia Phillies, 5-3, on Wednesday, Feb. 25, in a split-squad game in spring training.

Structured workouts, roster evaluations and controlled innings define the Phillies preseason calendar, a measured progression designed to calibrate performance and workload before MLB Opening Day sets competitive results in motion.

Phillies' Justin Crawford start to Spring Training is what Philadelphia fans wanted to see There's a long way to go in Spring Training. So far, Justin Crawford is doing what he can. He actually went 0-for-3 in his second start of the spring, when he hit leadoff on the road on Monday night.

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