PHILADELPHIA -- The Phillies played an intrasquad game on Wednesday afternoon at Citizens Bank Park.

Bryce Harper¡¯s team, which wore powder blue uniforms, tied Kyle Schwarber¡¯s squad, which wore red pinstripe uniforms, 5-5, in eight innings.

¡°I was really excited about the intensity of it,¡± Phillies manager Rob Thomson said. ¡°I thought the guys really got after it.¡±

Harper, Nick Castellanos and Weston Wilson each homered. Ranger Su¨¢rez pitched well in two innings, according to Thomson. Austin Hays and Johan Rojas each got time in the outfield. Neither played this past weekend in Washington because of a sore back and an illness, respectively. Jeff Hoffman didn¡¯t pitch because of a stiff neck, but he is expected to be fine and there are no concerns about his availability for Game 1 of the NLDS on Saturday afternoon at Citizens Bank Park.

Most importantly, everybody came out of the game healthy.

A few things from Thomson¡¯s media availability:

Game 2 starter
Zack Wheeler will start Game 1, but who will start Game 2? The Phillies have yet to decide between right-hander Aaron Nola or left-hander Cristopher Sánchez.

It sounds like Thomson is leaning toward S¨¢nchez, who had a 2.21 ERA at home vs. a 5.02 ERA on the road this season.

¡°It depends on the team we¡¯re playing,¡± Thomson said. ¡°I factor in the talk around town. Sanchy¡¯s home and road splits, you¡¯ve got to factor that in. I mean, he¡¯s just so much better at home, plus the fact you can have the ability to break up the right-handed starters and [the] left-handed starters. And, you know, you¡¯ve got a guy in Nola who¡¯s calm and cool. It doesn¡¯t matter where he¡¯s pitching.

¡°So I think a lot of those things are in play, and there are things to have a conversation about and try to come up with a collective decision.¡±

Spencer Turnbull
Turnbull, who was placed on the IL on June 27 with a right lat strain, touched 92 mph on Wednesday, but was erratic and pitched only one inning because of a high pitch count. At the moment, right-hander Max Lazar or left-hander Kolby Allard might stand a better chance of taking the last spot in the Phillies¡¯ projected eight-man bullpen.

Taijuan Walker and Nick Nelson are also candidates. Tyler Gilbert is ineligible after being optioned this weekend, but he could be an option in a later series if Philadelphia advances.

¡°Really not a whole lot,¡± said Thomson when asked how much stock he put into Turnbull¡¯s performance on Wednesday, ¡°because he hasn¡¯t really pitched all that much right now. So in my opinion he needs a little bit of work, but you never know.¡±

Second base
Edmundo Sosa had an .861 OPS against lefties in the regular season, while Bryson Stott hit to a .595 mark against southpaws.

That stark difference could call for a platoon at second base in October.

¡°I don¡¯t know,¡± Thomson said. ¡°Again, it depends on the matchups and what their splits are against our guys. So, I don¡¯t know. But Wes Wilson hit a home run today. He looked very good. Sosa hit a couple balls hard. So everybody¡¯s in play, really.¡±