Phillies place Zack Wheeler on IL with blood clot in right arm
The Philadelphia Phillies have placed right-hander Zack Wheeler on the 15-day injured list with a blood clot near his right arm, the team announced Saturday.
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The Philadelphia Phillies have placed right-hander Zack Wheeler on the 15-day injured list with a blood clot near his right arm, the team announced Saturday.
Kyle Schwarber hit a tiebreaking, three-run homer in the seventh inning and the Phillies beat the Nationals 6-2 to snap a three-game skid.
Jose Tena hit a go-ahead, two-run single in the seventh inning, Paul DeJong homered for the third time in five games and the Nationals rallied past the Phillies.
Zack Wheeler (10-5) had six or more strikeouts for the 19th straight start this season.
The Phillies are 30-13 when scoring at least two runs in road games.
The Phillies say Zack Wheeler underwent an MRI after he reported right shoulder stiffness and will push his next start back two days.
Tarik Skubal won his first game since June and Javier Baez homered, doubled and knocked in four runs as the Tigers beat the Phillies 7-5.
Jhoan Duran earned a save in his Philadelphia debut as the Phillies beat the Detroit Tigers 5-4.
Automatic runner Brandon Marsh scored on a call of catcher's interference with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Phillies a 3-2 walk-off win over the Red Sox.
Jackson Merrill broke out of a slump with two home runs off All-Star Zack Wheeler as the Padres won their second straight game against the Philadelphia Phillies.
Kyle Schwarber joins Mike Schmidt (31 in 1979) as the only Philadelphia Phillies to hit 30 homers before the All-Star break.
The Phillies are adding one more person to their All-Star list. Bat boy Adam Grognale was voted as one of the two All-Star ball crew members headed to Atlanta next week. Grognale is in his 5th season with the Phillies and has had some pretty slick highlights. He'll join Kyle Schwarber and Zack Wheeler at the All-Star game next Tuesday.
Zack Wheeler struck out 10 in eight innings, Nick Castellanos homered and the Philadelphia Phillies won in Bryce Harper's return to the lineup, 4-0 over the San Diego Padres on Monday night.
Ranger Suárez pitched seven strong innings and the Philadelphia Phillies edged the Atlanta Braves 2-1 to take the three-game series.
Victor Caratini homered, Isaac Paredes drove in a run and the Houston Astros shut out the Philadelphia Phillies for a second straight game in a 2-0 victory.
The Philadelphia Phillies surged past the slumping New York Mets into first place in the NL East with a 10-2 victory.
Kyle Schwarber hit a tiebreaking solo home run in the eighth, Christopher Sánchez pitched eight sharp innings and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Miami Marlins 2-1 on Thursday night.
Zack Wheeler pitched six strong innings as the Philadelphia Phillies completed a three-game sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays.
Max Kepler hit a tiebreaking home run in the eighth inning to lift the Philadelphia Phillies to a 3-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday.
Paul Skenes again pitched into the eighth for Pittsburgh before Andrew McCutchen came through with a go-ahead single that inning, helping the Pirates complete a three-game sweep of the Philadelphia Phillies with a 2-1 win.
Catcher J.T. Realmuto exited in the bottom of the ninth after being hit in the groin by a foul tip in the Phillies' loss to the Blue Jays.
Injured Phillies right-hander Aaron Nola will not throw a scheduled live batting session Thursday because of mild soreness on his right side.
Pinch-hitter Jake Bauers had a go-ahead two-run double in the seventh inning, helping the Brewers beat the Phillies 5-2 to complete a three-game sweep.
The Phillies split the doubleheader with the Braves on Thursday as first baseman Bryce Harper missed both games after getting hit by a pitch earlier in the week.
The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Athletics 4-3 for their eighth straight win.
