The Phillies will deploy a six-man rotation for at least one turn as Aaron Nola returns from a three-month IL stint to start Sunday against Washington. The plan emphasizes added rest for Wheeler, Sánchez, and Suárez during a dense 24-in-25 stretch, while still keeping a bullpen built to handle short bursts. The rotation shakeup also aims to curb wear on the staff by spreading workload and enabling tandem starts or rotation skips in the near term.