WASHINGTON (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies recalled right-hander Alan Rangel from Triple-A Lehigh Valley and reinstated left-hander Kyle Backhus from the 15-day injured list on Monday ahead of their series opener against the Washington Nationals.
Philadelphia optioned right-hander Max Lazar to Lehigh Valley and designated right-hander Bryse Wilson for assignment, the team announced.
Rangel, who will pitch bulk relief behind left-hander Tim Mayza on Monday night, appeared in one game for the Phillies in April. The 28-year-old has posted a 3.57 ERA in his 11 starts with the IronPigs this season.
Backhus, 28, was 0-0 with a 4.66 ERA in 10 games (one start) before going on the IL with left elbow inflammation on April 30 (retroactive to April 27).
Lazar, 27, was 0-0 with a 4.50 ERA in three relief appearances with the Phillies this season.
Wilson, 28, was signed as a minor league free agent on Dec. 12, 2025. He made one relief appearance for the Phillies, on June 18, and pitched two scoreless innings.
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FILE - Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Alan Rangel in action during baseball game, Aug. 5, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kylian Mbappé of France scored two goals on Monday to reach 16 for his World Cup career, moving into a tie for second most in tournament history as he tries to keep pace with new record holder Lionel Messi.
Playing in his third World Cup, the 27-year-old Mbappé scored in the 14th minute against Iraq, giving Les Bleus a 1-0 lead in his 100th international game. After a weather delay that extended the halftime break to more than two hours, Mbappé found the net again in the 54th minute to move into a tie with Miroslav Klose of Germany, who had the goals record before this high-scoring World Cup began.
Messi scored twice for Argentina earlier Monday to set the tournament record at 18. He had equaled Klose with his first World Cup hat trick in Argentina’s 3-0 win over Algeria last Tuesday night in Kansas City, Missouri.
Mbappé scored with a left-footed strike from about 20 yards out that got past Iraq goalkeeper Ahmed Basil, who got his first start in the tournament after captain Jalal Hassan allowed all four goals in Iraq’s 4-1 loss to Norway.
For his second goal, Mbappé took advantage of a poor pass to the goalkeeper by Iraq defender Zaid Tahseen. France's Ousmane Dembele controlled the loose ball and passed to Mbappé, who tapped it in with his right foot.
Mbappé helped France win the World Cup in 2018 and reach the final in 2022, when he was awarded the Silver Ball as the second-best player. Joined up front by Désiré Doué and reigning Ballon d’Or winner Ousmane Dembélé, France entered this year's tournament as a co-favorite with Spain.
Mbappé, one of two men to have a hat trick in a World Cup final, scored his 13th and 14th World Cup goals in France’s 3-1 tournament-opening victory over Senegal. He now has 59 international goals, two more than Oliver Giroud for the most in France's rich history.
His World Cup goals include four this year; eight in 2022, when he won the Golden Boot as the top scorer; and four in 2018.
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France's Dayot Upamecano, center, congrats Kylian Mbappe, right, after he scored during the World Cup Group I soccer match between France and Iraq in Philadelphia, Monday, June 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
France's Kylian Mbappe (10) celebrates after scoring his team's first goal during the World Cup Group I soccer match between France and Iraq in Philadelphia, Monday, June 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
France's Kylian Mbappe scores his side's opening goal against Iraq during the World Cup Group I soccer match in Philadelphia, Monday, June 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
France's Kylian Mbappe (10) scores his team's first goal during the World Cup Group I soccer match between France and Iraq in Philadelphia, Monday, June 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
France's Kylian Mbappe (10) celebrates after scoring his team's first goal during the World Cup Group I soccer match between France and Iraq in Philadelphia, Monday, June 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
