Phillies' Don Mattingly compares Zack Wheeler to Braves HOF
Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Zack Wheeler established that he may be back to his Cy Young-type self with his outing against the Boston Red Sox.
Phillies' Don Mattingly compares Zack Wheeler to Braves HOF originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Zack Wheeler may be back to his Cy Young-type self after shoving against the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night.
The Philadelphia Phillies right-hander needed 87 pitches (57 strikes) to cruise through 7. 1 innings in the 2-1 win over the Red Sox. Wheeler showed how efficient he can be, needing just 16 pitches to get through the first three innings, which included two key double plays.
That is the fewest pitches for a starting pitcher to complete the first three innings since 2000, according to MLB. com's Paul Casella . The three-time All-Star said that he got a "little nervous" in the bullpen, which didn't seem to affect him.
“I think I threw about three strikes in the bullpen,” Wheeler said to Casella of his warmup. “So I was a little nervous going out there. Usually, when that happens, it could go really bad or pretty well.