The Phils need a win Wednesday night to avoid a sweep. Though they will likely be without Harper and Segura, they have something going for them. Starting pitcher Zack Wheeler is coming off eight shutout innings and 12 strikeouts against the Braves. He has a 2.29 ERA in 13 starts and is striking out 11.2 hitters per nine innings. Wheeler will need to be stingy because Kershaw, a three-time NL Cy Young winner, is having a strong season. He is 8-5 with a 3.39 ERA, a 0.972 WHIP and 10.4 strikeouts per nine innings.
Atlanta Braves Portable Dirty Clothes BagMets closer Edwin Diaz talks about the fateful 9th inning that saw the Nationals win on walk off hit by Yan Gomes. Diaz felt he made good pitches including a 3-2 pitch to Juan Soto that was called a ball and it changed the complexion of the entire inning. Diaz: 'I thought I made some pretty good pitches but today just wasn't my day'.
Minnesota Twins Square Laundry BasketIn the two months pitchers flaunted the illegal foreign no-substance rule, hitters batted .236 with a .312 on-base percentage, .395 slugging percentage and a .707 OPS.
Oakland Athletics Round Tunic Laundry BagAfter striking out eight of his first nine batters faced, Jacob deGrom left the game with right shoulder soreness, leaving it up to the bullpen to keep it going. The bullpen allowed only 3 hits alongside solid offensive performances from Kevin Pillar and Dom Smith to lead the Mets to a 6-3 victory.
Haniger went to the ground immediately after fouling off the pitch from Shane Bieber. Cleveland catcher Austin Hedges waved to the Seattle dugout for help. Haniger slowly got to his feet and was helped off the field by manager Scott Servais and a trainer.
This is the second straight start deGrom has had to leave prematurely. He pitched six scoreless innings against the Padres before leaving the game with right flexor tendonitis.
They entered Saturday leading the major leagues with a .274 batting average, .344 on-base percentage, .451 slugging percentage, .794 OPS, and the most important stat of all: Runs.
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