As Zack Wheeler blanked the Milwaukee Brewers in the Phillies’ series opener on Monday afternoon, he was doing so under the watchful eye of some of his biggest competition. Sitting in the Brewers’ dugout was 26-year old starting pitcher Corbin Burnes, the other starting pitcher in the race for this year’s National League Cy Young Award.
On the day, Wheeler threw six shutout innings for the Phillies while striking out nine batters. He did so while allowing five hits and zero walks on the day.