Zack Wheeler, Phillies fringe, Braves

Philadelphia right-hander Zack Wheeler continued his dominance against the Atlanta BravesThe visiting team leads by pitching 8 scoreless innings Phillies won 2-1 on Saturday

THE Phillies won the final two games of a four-game sweep over its National League East rival They are brave won the series opener

Wheeler (4-4) pitched a season-high eight innings and allowed three hits, one walk, one hit batter and a season-high 12 strikeouts.

Craig Kimbrell allowed one run in the ninth but still picked up his seventh save with two strikeouts. He gave up a solo homer to No. 11 Sean Murphy and left one out to spoil the shutout.

Wheeler retired the first eight batters until Michael Harris II was hit by a pitch and his first hit was Ronald Acuna Jr. They are brave they couldn’t advance a runner to third base against Wheeler

Since joining the Phillies In 2020, Wheeler made 11 appearances against the They are brave, going 5-2 with a 1.81 ERA (15 earned runs in 74 1/3 innings) with 89 strikeouts to 10 walks. In his 25th career start, he improved to 11-7 against Atlanta

Atlanta starter Charlie Morton (5-5) pitched 5 1/3 innings, allowing two runs on seven hits, a season-high four walks and nine strikeouts. Four Atlanta relievers combined for four scoreless innings, allowing two hits and walking six.

THE Phillies they got their only run when they broke a scoreless tie with a pair of runs in the fifth inning. Brandon Marsh singled and went to third when Cody Clemens doubled inside the first bag. Marsh hit Bryson Stott’s sacrifice fly and Clemens hit Trae Turner’s bloop double to right.

THE Phillies he left the bases loaded in the third and fifth innings and stranded runners on second and third in the sixth. They were 1 for 9 with runners in scoring position and 12 runners stranded

Atlanta’s Austin Riley doubled to extend his hitting streak to a season-best 10 games.

— Field Level Media