Ranger Suarez will be available in relief of Zack Wheeler in Saturday's Game 6, Phillies manager Rob Thompson said.
Wheeler experienced a slight dip in fastball velocity during his Game 2 start, going from around 97 mph in four prior postseason starts to about 95, and ultimately gave up five runs in five innings.
The Phillies later said Wheeler was experiencing arm fatigue, prompting the Phillies to push him back to Game 6 to give him two additional days of rest. Wheeler, speaking via video conference during Friday's travel day, threw his between-starts bullpen session on Thursday and said he "felt good."Suarez is lined up on the typical four days rest to start a potential Game 7 on Sunday, butwill get that start in what will evolve into something of a bullpen game if Suarez is needed as a reliever in Game 6, given that Nola will be on short rest, Thomson said.
The Phillies effectively used Suarez as a reliever in their Game 1 victory, bringing him into the seventh inning and watching him strike out . His Game 6 usage will probably be more prolonged if he is deployed, given the concerns around Wheeler's durability.
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