Zack Wheeler on IL with blood clot
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The Phillies and their pitching staff will have their work cut out for them if Zack Wheeler, the club's long-time ace, is not available for the remainder of 2025.
The Birds won it all after the MVP favorite went down. Wheeler is the best, but the team already has won games despite absences this season.
Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler was placed on the 15-day injured list Aug. 16 with a blood clot near his right shoulder.
The Philadelphia Phillies will be without star pitcher Zack Wheeler indefinitely, but the righty's health comes first.
As the Phillies await more details about Wheeler's blood clot, Rob Thomson says he feels good about their pitching depth. Could Andrew Painter be part of the plan to carry on without their ace?
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Kyle Schwarber's 43rd homer sends Phillies to 6-2 win over Nats. Closer Duran injured in 9th
Kyle Schwarber hit a tiebreaking, three-run homer in the seventh inning and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Washington Nationals 6-2 to snap a three-game skid
The Phillies managed to punish the Nationals bullpen, getting back-to-back home runs from Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper to claim a 6-2 victory at Nationals Park. And in snapping a three-game losing streak, the Phillies improved to 70-52 and now have a six-game advantage over the New York Mets in the NL East.
The injury marred what was shaping up to be a solid win powered by back-to-back homers from Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper in the seventh inning against Nationals lefty Konnor Pilkington.