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Phillies Back Over .500 as Mattingly’s Move Pays Off With Pirates Sweep

The surge under an interim manager suggests the club’s playoff hopes are alive again.

Overview

  • The Phillies finished a three-game sweep of the Pirates with a 6-0 win that put them at 24-23 and 15-4 under Don Mattingly.
  • Zack Wheeler delivered seven scoreless innings in the victory after returning from a thoracic outlet procedure.
  • Pirates ace Paul Skenes gave up five runs on six hits across five innings in one of his toughest outings of the season.
  • Kyle Schwarber voiced support for Mattingly’s approach after the team fired Rob Thomson following a 9-19 start.
  • Philadelphia is up to second in the NL East but remains several games behind Atlanta as it pushes back into the wild-card race.