Daily News | Zack Wheeler sparkles; Phillies hold on to beat Pirates in rain delay-interrupted series opener
PITTSBURGH — Zack Wheeler stood atop the mound in a driving rainstorm and fired a 95 mph sinker at the knees that clipped the inside corner for a called strike.ace’s last pitch Friday night.
Wheeler also might have gotten an assist from Pirates third-base coach Mike Rabelo. He held up a stop sign for, though it appeared he would be able to score as the trail runner on Ji Man Choi’s RBI double to right field in the fourth inning. Instead of the score being tied, the Phillies maintained a one-run lead.
Instead, the tarp took on too much water, got stuck before it could be pulled over the first-base line, and caused a longer delay. By the time the field was playable, the Phillies decided to replace Wheeler with Jeff Hoffman, who threw one pitch to finish a strikeout of Jared Triolo.— and his familiar No. 2 spot in the order. But it wasn’t a reflexive move by manager Rob Thomson, who thought about moving down the struggling shortstop and still might.
Turner went 0-for-5 with a strikeout and grounded into a double play. He has four hits in his last 32 at-bats, dropping his average to .242 and OPS to .673. His career-worst totals are .271 and .760 in 2018.So, once again, Thomson will consider a change. One issue: Nick Castellanos, next up among righty-hitting options to bat second, is 7-for-55 with 18 strikeouts since the All-Star break.
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