The Philadelphia Phillies swept the Pittsburgh Pirates with a 6-0 victory on Sunday at PNC Park. Zack Wheeler delivered seven scoreless innings to support the win. The result moved Philadelphia to 24-23 and above .500 for the first time since early April.
Phillies manager Don Mattingly stressed before the game that his team needed strong pitching to compete with Paul Skenes. Zack Wheeler met that standard by allowing just four hits and striking out eight batters while keeping the Pirates off the scoreboard through seven innings. His fastball reached 97.8 mph as he continued his recovery from thoracic outlet surgery.
