Aaron Nola was originally scheduled to participate in the first half of the season with the Philadelphia Phillies in Fenway Park on Sunday afternoon, claiming a series victory against the Red Sox and reaching 0.500 this year. Things changed when Alec Bohm tested positive for COVID-19.

After a wild 12 hours, Brandon Kintzler completed his first start of the season and handed the home run to Xander Bogart at the bottom of the second inning. The Phillies’ last game before the All-Star Game. Due to contact tracing, Nora joined Bohm and rescuers Connor Brogdon and Bailey Falter’s list of coronaviruses. The team announced on Sunday morningAccording to reports, Bohm will be absent for at least 10 days, while the status of the other players is unclear. Matt Gelb.

To fill the roster, the Phillies recruited left-handers Damon Jones and Christopher Sanchez, right-handed Mauricio Lovera and infielder Nick Marton from Lehigh Valley. According to Gelb, they departed from Allentown on a 306-mile journey and arrived in Boston at 9 AM on Sunday.

On Sunday, Gelb wrote on Twitter that when Bohm was eliminated in Saturday’s 11-2 victory over Boston, head coach Georgirardi knew that his team might need additional players. Bohm had two hits, including two runs in the second inning, but was replaced by Didier Gregorius in the eighth inning. After the game, Girardi told reporters that Bohm was kicked out of the game due to the COVID-19 agreement.

Philadelphia is one of the few teams that has not yet reached the 85% threshold for fully vaccinated Major League Baseball level 1 personnel, including players, coaches, and club staff. Todd Zolecki and MLB.com Say. Teams that reach the 85% threshold enjoy a relaxed security protocol, and fully vaccinated players do not have to conduct contact tracing.

“Fortunately for (Philadelphia), this happened before the four-day All-Star Game, so Nora, Brogdon and Falter might not miss much time,” Zoletski wrote Sunday morning Tao. “Of course, after a brief start by Vince Velasquez on Friday and Matt Moore on Saturday, losing Nora on Sunday was a considerable blow.”

The Phillies entered Sunday’s game against Boston with a 43-44 record. They rank third in the Eastern Conference of the National League, 4.5 games behind the division-leading New York Mets. After the All-Star Weekend, the club will host the Miami Marlins for four games and then head to Yankee Stadium for two games.