The Phillies' starting pitching continues to struggle with Zack Wheeler being the latest culprit in a 6-3 loss to the Diamondbacks. nbcsphilly has the game recap.
He conceded that the homer by Smith, coming immediately after the Phillies had gotten back to within a run on solo homers by Kyle Schwarber and Bryson Stott in the bottom of the fourth, hurt.
Wheeler is considered an ace-type pitcher. He’s also 3-4 with a 4.11 ERA, just slightly below the league average of 4.32. Wheeler also admitted that he’s not fully comfortable with the pitch clock yet. “I don’t feel like I’m battling it,” he said. “It does affect you but I feel like I kind of have it zoned it. It is what it is I guess.”
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