Daily News | Alec Bohm homers twice; Phillies shut out the Cardinals to claim sole possession of the second NL wild-card spot
ST. LOUIS — It sounds crazy to say. On July 8. Eight days before the All-Star break. With 77 games still to play. But, OK, let’s just come out with it.“Of course,”said Friday night. “You say it’s only July 8, but we’re, what, over the halfway point now, and we’re battling these guys. Every game counts, especially against a team that you’re battling against.”
“That’s Wheels, man,” Bohm said. “Any time he’s got the ball, we know we’ve got a good chance to win. We just want to put up some runs to watch him work. It’s really a treat watching him throw the ball every fifth day. Time after time, he keeps us in the game.”The legend of Kyle Schwarber’s home run power, from high school and college to the Phillies
So, you see where this four-game series could be considered pivotal, especially because the teams don’t play again this season after Monday’s finale at Busch Stadium. Wheeler said they “kind of stayed with the same plan, for the most part.” And why not? It obviously was good enough. He gave up back-to-back two-out singles in the first inning and again in the fourth. Both times, he regrouped to retire the next batter.