Zack Wheeler To Start World Series Game 6 Saturday
2 years agoPhiladelphia Phillies starting pitcher Zack Wheeler will start Saturday's potential World Series Game 6 against the Houston Astros despite Game 3 being postponed by a day, per MLB.com's Todd Zolecki. Wheeler is experiencing arm fatigue, per the Phillies, which is why he will get a sixth day of rest before the potential Game 6, rather than start Game 5 on Thursday. Wheeler saw his postseason velocity dip to 95.2 MPH from 97 MPH in World Series Game 2, in which he allowed five runs over 5 innings pitched. Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski did confirm that Wheeler is not injured. Despite the poor outing, Wheeler has still managed a stellar 2.67 ERA through five postseason starts. Hopefully for the Phillies, they won't need to turn to him for a Game 6.
Source: Todd Zolecki - MLB.com
Source: Todd Zolecki - MLB.com