The Phillies entered Saturday one home run away from tying their franchise record of 46. They surpassed it with three homers on the night.
Behind a dominant outing from Zach Wheeler, the Phillies clobbered the St. Louis Cardinals, 12-1.
With the win, the Phillies take their second straight series victory and will look for a sweep against the Cardinals on Sunday afternoon. The game is scheduled for a 1:35 p.m. first pitch.In his last outing on Aug. 20 against the Washington Nationals, Wheeler allowed five hits and four earned runs in the first inning and ended up taking the loss.
Wheeler, who had been sitting for an extended period of time while the Phillies offense racked up seven runs in the bottom of the seventh, came back out for the eighth and faced one batter. He allowed a leadoff single and was pulled for Gregory Soto.
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