Daily News | World Series rainout in Game 3 could be a blessing for Phillies pitchers
As the World Series changed locations Monday, the Phillies were faced with using a starting pitcher who has worked a total of 5⅓ innings since the end of the regular season and an ace who needs as much rest as possible before getting on a mound again.With persistent heavy showers in the forecast, Major League Baseball postponed Game 3 until Tuesday night at Citizens Bank Park while preserving a travel day later in the series.
But not at Wheeler’s expense. The Phillies could’ve moved him up to start Game 5, now set for Thursday night, on regular rest. But after his fastball maxed out at 96.9 mph Saturday night in Houston from 99.5 mph six days earlier, it’s clear he has hit a wall in the longest season of his career. Save for Wheeler, Thomson has been aggressive with using his most trusted pitchers in the postseason. He turned to Suárez to close out the NLCS and used him out of the bullpen in Game 1 against the Astros. Suárez entered a tie game in the seventh inning and retired Yordan Alvarez and Kyle Tucker, Houston’s dangerous left-handed hitters.
There’s still a potentially problematic game on the docket for the Phillies. Syndergaard is slated to start Game 5, Thomson said, unless he’s needed out of the bullpen before then, in which case Kyle Gibson would get the nod.Syndergaard isn’t likely to get through the Astros’ order more than once. Gibson, meanwhile, pitched well through the middle of the season, struggled badly in September, and was the last player to be included on the postseason roster.
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