Phillies interim manager Rob Thomson improved to 8-0 since he took over for the fired Joe Girardi.
Dan Gelston Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Zack Wheeler struck out eight over six sharp innings, Bryson Stott hit a two-run homer and the Philadelphia Phillies won their ninth straight game, matching their longest streak in 11 years with a 4-0 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday.
Wheeler won his first start since a brief stop on the paternity list following the birth of his second child, and first daughter. Wheeler, the 2021 NL Cy Young Award runner-up, lost his first three starts of the season and has been sensational since the end of April. He was 4-0 with 1.61 ERA and 56 strikeouts over his last seven starts to help inch the Phillies toward wild-card contention.
Much like they’ve done of late in their winning streak, the Phillies scored early and jumped on Madison Bumgarner with three runs in the first two innings. Designated for assignmentBryce Harper has been sensational as the Phillies' designated hitter since he suffered a small tear in the ulnar collateral ligament of his throwing elbow. He last played the field at Miami on April 16. The Phillies had said Harper should be cleared to return to right field by August. Thomson said he does not plan to keep Harper at DH.
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