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Zack Wheeler tagged for four homers by Mariners

Zack Wheeler

PHI Starting Pitcher #45

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Zack Wheeler was lit up for eight runs and four homers in four-plus innings by the Mariners on Monday.

Wheeler walked two and gave up a three-run homer to Julio Rodríguez and a two-run homer to Cal Raleigh in the first. He fared better afterwards, but he did walk three more batters (the second of those walks included two balls that would have been overturned had anyone challenged). The fifth, though, saw him give up two more homers right away, with Raleigh going deep for a second time. Wheeler gave up four homers for the third time in his career and five walks for the 11th time. He also walked five against the Jays three starts ago after never having done that since 2019. It’s bizarre to see him struggling like this, but nothing seems especially off. If something is troubling him, it’s not really showing up in his velocity or spin rates. He’s due to face the Angels on Sunday.

- Matthew Pouliot

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The Phillies are meeting to determine their starter for Game 3 of the NL Wild Card Series against the Braves on Thursday.

Philadelphia mounted a surreal comeback with Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper homering in the eighth inning to essentially force extra-innings before Alec Bohm’s go-ahead homer kept their season alive. Zack Wheeler and Aaron Nola are the most logical candidates, but they could decide to give the ball to lefty Jesús Luzardo as an opener after he went five innings during Game 1 earlier this week. It’ll be an all-hands-on-deck situation regardless of who takes the ball to kick off the winner-take-all affair.
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Zack Wheeler pitched six innings of one-run ball for a victory Sunday against the Rays.

Wheeler would have been held back for the Wild Card series if the Phillies could have clinched earlier. Now they’re in, but if Wheeler is going to contribute against the Braves, he’ll have to do so on short rest, presumably in a Game 3 on Thursday. Wheeler finishes the season 14-5 with a 3.00 ERA and a 193/47 K/BB in 162 innings.
Zack Wheeler

PHI Starting Pitcher #45

Zack Wheeler fanned seven in a row to begin Tuesday’s game but ended up allowing three runs in 5 1/3 innings against the Brewers.

Wheeler struck out 11 in all in the no-decision, and third of those was the 2,000th of his career. He could pitch again Sunday, but it seems very unlikely that he will. Assuming that he’s done until the Phillies’ Wild Card series, he ends the year 13-5 with a 3.06 ERA. Two runs in the sixth tonight prevented him from posting a sub-3.00 ERA for the sixth time in seven seasons.
Zack Wheeler

PHI Starting Pitcher #45

Zack Wheeler spun seven shutout innings with four hits, one walk, and five strikeouts to earn the win in a 3-0 victory over the Nationals on Wednesday.

It was as if Wheeler didn’t break a sweat during this start. He only needed 91 pitches to get through these seven shutout innings and just one runner reached scoring position. Of the four hits he let up, only two left the infield as he commanded his entire repertoire beautifully. His fastball was regularly at the letters or elevated above the zone, his cutter consistently bearing down on the hands of the Nationals’ left-handed batters, and his splitter diving low and below the zone practically every single time he threw it. This was the exact type of start the reeling Phillies needed and Wheeler is scheduled for a potentially marquee matchup with the Brewers next time out. He could wind up with a second start if the end of the regular season gets hairy, but it’s difficult to predict that.
Zack Wheeler

PHI Starting Pitcher #45

Zack Wheeler struck out nine and allowed five hits and one earned run in seven innings against the Astros on Thursday afternoon.

He was allowed to pitch out of a bases-loaded jam in the seventh and did so by striking out pinch-hitter Yainer Diaz, but the Phillies couldn’t get anything going against Cristian Javier and Wheeler left with the score knotted at one. Wheeler has now reeled off three straight starts of allowing exactly one earned run after his nine-run blowup against the Mariners on August 24. He’s struck out 24 in 19 innings in that stretch. He can be started with confidence against the Nationals next week.
Zack Wheeler

PHI Starting Pitcher #45

Zack Wheeler allowed one run while striking out nine batters over six innings in a win over the Braves on Saturday.

Wheeler started the top of the first inning by loading the bases with no outs and got himself out of the jam unscathed with a pop-up, a strikeout, and a flyout. After a clean second inning, Ronald Acuña Jr. took Wheeler deep for a solo homer in the third. Wheeler settled in for three more scoreless innings, holding the Braves to just the one run while collecting nine strikeouts. The 36-year-old right-hander ends the day with a 3.23 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, and a 163/43 K/BB ratio across 136 1/3 innings. He’ll take on the Astros in Philadelphia on Thursday.
Zack Wheeler

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Zack Wheeler held the Angels to just one run over six innings to pick up a win in a 5-2 victory for the Phillies on Sunday.

Wheeler did walk three, but he was able to keep the damage to just the one run while striking out six and scattering four hits allowed. It’s a nice rebound for the right-hander after he was shellacked for four homers and eight runs in his previous outing against the Mariners. This one won’t go on Wheeler’s ‘best of’ DVD, but that’s more compliment to his previous success than insult to this one. He’ll take on Atlanta next weekend.
Zack Wheeler

PHI Starting Pitcher #45

Zack Wheeler allowed two runs in five innings and got a no-decision in the Phillies’ 6-4 victory over the Marlins on Tuesday.

Wheeler gave up two hits, walked four and struck out seven. The 36-year-old right-hander got a no-decision and hasn’t won’t a start since July 12 against the Tigers, a span of six starts. He has a 2.92 ERA this season. Wheeler is lined up to face the Mariners next Monday.
Zack Wheeler

PHI Starting Pitcher #45

Zack Wheeler yielded five runs — four earned — in five innings Wednesday in a loss to the Cardinals.

The unearned run came in the second after a tough error on Alec Bohm on Jordan Walker’s 106-mph smash to first. The remaining runs all came in the fifth, an inning that featured three singles and two doubles. Wheeler’s last four starts have seen him get roughed up three times and exit after two scoreless innings in the other because of a long rain delay. We still don’t see any reason for panic, though. He’s a fine bet to bounce back next week against the Marlins.
Zack Wheeler

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Zack Wheeler struggled in a losing effort against the Blue Jays on Friday night, allowing four runs on seven hits across 5 1/3 innings on a rainy evening in Philadelphia.

Wheeler racked up six strikeouts on the night, but also issued five walks in the contest. He served up a solo homer to Andres Gimenez in the second inning, then the Jays tacked on single runs in the third fourth and sixth innings against him. The 36-year-old righty got 16 whiffs on 116 pitches in the game, posting a CSW of 25 percent. Even with this off night, Wheeler will carry a mighty impressive 2.69 ERA, 0.98 WHIP and a 132/28 K/BB ratio (110 1/3 innings) into Wednesday’s matchup against the Cardinals in St. Louis.

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Yandy Diaz hit a two-run homer as the Rays beat the Guardians 7-3 in Game 4 of the ALCS on Saturday.

Diaz essentially put the game away with his two-run homer in the ninth to give the Rays a 7-3 lead. The homer is not only his first of the postseason, but it also gives him his first runs driven in since the regular season ended. The 35-year-old will have a chance to add to those totals in a critical Game 5 come Sunday.
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Jonathan Aranda went 3-for-4 and drove in two runs in a Game 4 win over the Guardians in the ALCS on Saturday.

Aranda tied the game at 1-1 with a bloop single into center in the third inning. The 28-year-old had a two-run single in the seventh to extend that lead to 4-1, but he was credited with just one more RBI because of an error by Chase DeLauter. He’s now hitting a respectable .269/.345/.385 in the postseason, and he has the Rays two wins from their second trip to the World Series in Rays’ history.
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Travis Bazzana hit a solo homer in a loss to the Rays on Saturday in Game 4 of the ALCS.

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Bryan Baker fired a scoreless ninth in the Rays’ win over the Guardians on Saturday in Game 4 of the ALCS.

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Foster Griffin allowed one run over 3 2/3 innings of relief during Game 4 of the ALCS against the Rays on Saturday.

Griffin came in after Shawn Armstrong fired a scoreless inning as the opener. The southpaw gave up a run on a looping single from Jonathan Aranda in the third, but outside of that was excellent while striking out five against one walk. Griffin threw “only” 44 pitches, so there’s a very good chance he’ll start either Game 6 or 7 in Tampa Bay; or possibly working a similar role in one of those contests.
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Nick Martinez held the Guardians to one run over 5 2/3 innings in a Game 4 of the ALCS win over the Guardians on Saturday.

Martinez gave up his only run in the first inning when he allowed an RBI single in the first to Chase DeLauter. He did not all another hit, and while he struck out only three, he was in control from the second inning on in an exceptional outing for the 36-year-old veteran. Martinez threw 79 pitches in the contest, so while he certainly won’t be available in Game 5, he could be an option in Tampa Bay out of the bullpen for Games 6 and 7.
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The Guardians are sticking with their planned lineup for Friday in Saturday’s Game 4.

The matchup is the same as in last night’s rained out game, so there’s no need to changeup the lineup of
Steven Kwan (LF), Jose Ramírez (3B), Chase DeLauter (RF), Jo Adell (DH), Nathaniel Lowe (1B), Travis Bazzana (2B), Patrick Bailey (C), Petey Halpin (CF) and Brayan Rocchio (SS).
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Tigers signed LHP Nick Raquet to a two-year, minor league contract.

Raquet, who was released by the Orioles last month, recently underwent Tommy John surgery and probably won’t pitch at all next season. The 30-year-old has a 4.76 ERA in six MLB relief appearances with the Cardinals and Orioles the last two seasons. He has a 5.00 ERA and a 130/50 K/BB in 129 2/3 career innings in Triple-A.
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Pirates re-signed OF Kyler Fedko to a two-year, minor league contract.

Fedko made his major league debut with the Twins in June, going 0-for-16 in 14 games before returning to Triple-A. He then suffered a torn ACL in August and was released in September, at which point the Pirates signed him. He’s aiming to resume playing in May. The 27-year-old was quite successful for the Twins’ Triple-A club the last two years, hitting .272/.358/.519 with 25 homers and 22 steals in 117 games.
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Jesús Made went 2-for-3 with a homer and two walks Friday in his debut for Licey in the Dominican Winter League.

Playing winter ball for the first time, the 19-year-old Made homered off Jeremy Rhoades in his first at-bat in Licey’s first game of the season. One of the game’s best prospects, Made hit .271/.344/.430 with 14 homers and 37 steals in Double-A this year. The Brewers moved him around some to second and third in his first two years in the system, but he was strictly a shortstop this season.
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