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.