Well, that one checked all of the boxes.
A top-tier Phillies pitcher dominating the Braves on the opening weekend of the season? Yup.
Said top-tier pitcher being an Atlanta area native, therefore giving him superpowers as soon as the Braves show up in the other dugout? Zack Wheeler hails from Marietta, Georgia.
Bad luck with BABIP? All three Philadelphia hits in the costly fifth inning were under a 90 MPH exit velocity, with Jean Segura’s rally-starting hit checking in at a whopping 85.1 MPH off the bat.
An opposing pitcher delivering the key blow? Wheeler’s RBI single broke the ice in the fifth inning.