Wheeler’s Fiery Comeback: Can He Topple Cy Young Once and for All?
The Phillies are rolling at the moment. After a nice winning streak, they lost to the Athletics and started winning again by taking the series opener against the Braves. After a rainout yesterday, the two teams will face off in a double header today. This is the second game, for those wondering. Philadelphia has been very good at home this year with an 18-8 mark at this point. It is uncertain if Bryce Harper plays today or in this game, so keep that in mind when placing bets. This should be an important game for the Phillies for more than one reason. The runner up for last year’s NL Cy Young was⦠Zack Wheeler, who takes the mound against the winner today. Wheeler has pretty much picked up where he left off last season. He is 6-1 with a 2.42 ERA and a 0.88 WHIP. Wheeler’s ERA is 12th in the Majors, but everything else, including strikeouts, is 6th or better. If Sale has been locked in this month than Wheeler has been otherworldly. Wheeler has thrown 26.2 innings and allowed just two earned runs. He has 22.2 consecutive scoreless innings right now. He did face Sale and the Braves on the road once this year and it was his worst start, going 5.1 innings and allowing 5 earned runs.
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