After moving through the early part of the game smoothly, the Philadelphia Phillies ace got out of a tough jam based on one incredible play by their slugging outfielder.
After dropping two in a row following their dominant victory in the opener, the Phillies had their ace Zack Wheeler on the mound looking to earn his second straight win.
He seemed well on his way to doing that after Philadelphia opened things up in the third inning with four runs punctuated byAfter cruising to start the game not allowing a single hit, Wheeler walked the first batter of the third inning before giving up his first hit of the contest. The star right-hander struck out the next two batters, but walked Elly De La Cruz to load the bases.
Looking to avoid giving the Reds any source of life, their star slugger Spencer Steer just missed doing that when he pulled a line drive down the third base line that was inches away from being fair and clearing the bases.that ended the inning and got his starting pitcher out of a jam."I was scared off the bat and watching him go back. But he knew where he was on the field and made a great catch. That was big.
Wheeler was able to dominate the rest of the game, only allowing that one hit in the third inning as he pitched six shoutout innings and fanned eight batters.
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