Phillies, Zack Wheeler and MLB All-Star Game
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Jackson Merrill broke out of a slump with two home runs off All-Star Zack Wheeler, and Manny Machado hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the seventh inning for the San Diego Padres, who won their second straight game against the Philadelphia Phillies,
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NBC Sports Philadelphia on MSNWheeler ‘didn't feel right' early against Padres, Phillies drop to 1-4 on tripThe Phillies on Saturday didn't get the start they're accustomed to from Zack Wheeler as the club fell to the Padres, 5-4.
Save for Austin Hays’ leadoff homer in the fifth inning, Wheeler was perfect. One hit. No walks. Twelve strikeouts. Bryson Stott’s two-run homer in the eighth earned Wheeler the victory.
All-Star reliever Jason Adam got out of a bases-loaded jam in the eighth inning and San Diego's bullpen threw 4 1/3 scoreless innings as the Padres beat the NL East-leading Philadelphia Phillies 4-2 on Friday night.