Phillies' Zack Wheeler has not allowed a hit through seven innings against White Sox
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia ace Zack Wheeler has not allowed a hit through seven innings in Saturday's game against the Chicago White Sox, and the Phillies lead 7-0.
Wheeler has struck out eight, walked two and hit a batter. The White Sox hit just two balls out of the infield against the 33-year-old right-hander, Braden Shewmake's flyout to right leading off the sixth and Andrew Benintendi's flyout to the center-field warning track with one out in the seventh.
Wheeler has thrown 71 of 101 pitches for strikes. He has not thrown a complete game since 2021, when he pitched three, including a pair of shutouts.
A night earlier, Philadelphia's Spencer Turnbull didn't allow a hit until Gavin Sheets' one-out single in the seventh.
Chicago entered Saturday hitting a major league-low .190 and its 3-16 record was the worst after 19 games in team history.
