PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Zack Wheeler has pitched his way into the National League Cy Young conversation, and the Philadelphia Phillies’ ace did something done just twice before in franchise history on Wednesday night. Wheeler reached the 200 strikeout mark on the season in his 26th start.
Wheeler struck out Tampa Bay Rays right fielder Brett Phillips in the sixth inning for his sixth strikeout of the night and his 200th of the season in his 26th start of the season. The righty became the first pitcher to reach the 200 strikeout plateau this season in Major League Baseball.