PHILADELPHIA — Zack Wheeler threw a one-hitter for his first full sport since 2021 within the Philadelphia Phillies‘ 3-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday.
Wheeler (9-2) — the Nationwide League’s pitcher of the month in June — allowed solely a leadoff homer to Austin Hays within the fifth inning. The precise-hander struck out 12 and did not stroll a batter, throwing 108 pitches to present his first-place membership a sequence victory.
“Sure,” Phillies supervisor Rob Thomson stated shortly when requested by a reporter if this was pretty much as good as he has seen Wheeler pitch. “After the fourth [inning], I believed, ‘This has an opportunity to be a no-hitter or an ideal sport.'”
Since Wheeler returned from paternity go away on June 9, he has allowed solely three earned runs in 40 innings.
“He was simply dominant,” stated Thomson, who added he felt snug maintaining Wheeler within the sport up till the 115-pitch mark. “He had all the pieces working — management, command. Every little thing was simply nice.”
Kyle Schwarber tied it within the fifth with a two-out RBI double, and Bryson Stott gave the Phillies the lead within the eighth with a two-run homer off Tony Santillan (1-2).
After Wheeler struck out Stephenson on his a hundredth pitch to finish the eighth, J.T. Realmuto singled with one out. Stott adopted along with his sixth homer of the season, turning on a center-cut fastball by Santillan.
The Related Press contributed to this report.