Zack Wheeler’s slip in form in the fourth inning contributed to the Phillies' 6-3 loss against Arizona Diamondbacks.
chopped an early deficit to one run. Now, what they needed more than almost anything, was a shutdown inning from ace Zack Wheeler.Was there a better snapshot of the Phillies’ first 47 games? They take a step forward, then immediately shuffle backward. A fistful of momentum slips through their fingers. No sooner do they start to roll, they go back to sputtering again.
The Phillies looked to Wheeler to nudge them closer to the .500 mark. But he gave up three runs in a laborious second inning to put them in an early hole. But the Phillies have come to expect better from Wheeler, especially after lefty-hitting Schwarber and Stott brought the crowd to life with homers to right field against Diamondbacks lefty starter Tommy Henry.
But there was nothing lucky about Smith’s homer, which came off the bat at 103.1 mph and snatched the Phillies’ momentum even faster.Trea Turner punched an RBI single to right field in the seventh inning to draw the Phillies within one run again at 4-3. It marked the first hit with a runner in scoring position for the struggling shortstop since April 19.
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