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09/23 02:17 CDT Wheeler fans 7 straight to open game, Stott hits tiebreaking
single as Phillies beat Brewers 6-4
Wheeler fans 7 straight to open game, Stott hits tiebreaking single as Phillies
beat Brewers 6-4
By AARON BRACY
Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA (AP) --- Zack Wheeler struck 11, including a franchise-record
seven in a row to start the game, and Bryson Stott hit a tiebreaking single
with two outs in the eighth inning as the Philadelphia Phillies inched closer
to clinching a playoff spot with a 6-4 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on
Tuesday night.
Wheeler reached 2,000 career strikeouts when he fanned Brice Turang to end the
first, becoming the 96th pitcher in MLB history to reach the milestone.
Brandon Marsh homered, doubled and drove in three runs for Philadelphia, which
is tied with Chicago and San Diego at 87-70 for the three NL wild cards ---
four games ahead of Arizona with five to play.
The Phillies hold a tiebreaker over the Padres but not the Cubs.
William Contreras had three RBIs for NL Central champion Milwaukee. The
Brewers, by virtue of Cincinnati's 4-0 win over Atlanta, clinched a bye in the
wild-card round and earned home-field advantage for the Division Series.
After the Brewers scored twice in the sixth off Wheeler to tie the game at 3,
Stott singled to center off Colton Gordon (0-1). Garrett Mitchell's throw went
to third base to try to get Alec Bohm running from first. But the ball
ricocheted off Bohm's foot, and both he and Luis Arraez scored to make it 5-3.
Jhoan Duran earned his 33rd save after Jos Alvarado (5-3) got the final out of
the eighth.
Wheeler was unhittable at the outset and had sights on Pablo Lpez's MLB record
of nine K's in a row to open a contest before Cooper Pratt grounded out to
third base for the second out of the third inning. Watching Wheeler from the
dugout was teammate Aaron Nola, who has a share of the MLB record with 10
consecutive strikeouts of the Mets in 2021.
The Brewers dropped to 13-6 this month and were not able to extend their
franchise record of 98 wins, set in Sunday's 3-0 victory at Baltimore.
Up next Brewers RHP Logan Henderson (10-3, 2.51 ERA) opposes Phillies RHP Aaron Nola (7-10, 4.49) in the second game of the three-game series on Wednesday night. ___ See AP's full MLB coverage here |
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