phillies nick castellanos benched.

Nick Castellanos has been benched by Phillies manager Rob Thomson for “an inappropriate comment” the outfielder made after he was pulled for a defensive replacement a day earlier. The move ends Castellanos’ streak of 236 consecutive starts. Thomson says Castellanos is “very emotional” and “wants to play every inning of every game.” The manager says Castellanos made a comment after being removed from Monday night’s game that led to his benching on Tuesday. Max Kepler started in right field.