PHILADELPHIA - - Zack Wheeler looked almost unapproachable - - not to mention hittable - - for most of his beginning in the Phillies' 5-3 win over the D-moves in Game 1 of the Public Association Title Series on Monday night at Residents Bank Park.
In the wake of permitting a leadoff crushed bat single to D-spirits freshman sensation Corbin Carroll, Wheeler ran through 15 sequential outs, including eight by means of strikeout. The main flaw in his six-inning diamond came on Geraldo Perdomo's two-run homer in the highest point of the 6th.
That was one of just three hits permitted by Wheeler, who didn't walk a hitter. Through three beginnings this postseason, Wheeler has 26 strikeouts to only one stroll, while posting a 2.37 Time more than 19 innings.
Wheeler's 26 strikeouts are the most in any three-game postseason range in Phillies history, outperforming the past characteristic of 25, shared by Cole Hamels (2010-11) and Bluff Lee ('09).
Returning to last postseason, Wheeler has a 2.63 Time in nine postseason begins with the Phillies. He's permitted only 30 hits and eight strolls more than 54 2/3 innings during that stretch, giving him a 0.70 WHIP - - the best by any pitcher in MLB postseason history (least three beginnings).
Wheeler's excursion began with Carroll erupting a solitary into shallow right-focus field off a 96.5 mph fastball within corner. The ball broke Carroll's bat and left the bat with a leave speed of simply 69.8 mph.
Carroll never progressed past a respectable starting point, as Wheeler answered by striking out Ketel Marte and Tommy Pham prior to getting Christian Walker to ground out. As a matter of fact, no other D-backs hitter got started until Evan Longoria torn a leadoff single in the 6th to set up Perdomo's two-run shot on a raised 94.2 mph fastball.
In any, in the middle between, Wheeler had everything working.
The Phillies' expert constrained 17 decisive misses, incorporating 10 with his four-crease fastball. He utilized the four-seamer to polish off portion of his eight strikeouts, while likewise indenting two with his sinker, one with his sweeper and one more with the curve.
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