Overview
- Wheeler, who pitched Wednesday for Triple-A Lehigh Valley, worked 4 1/3 innings on 61 pitches with six strikeouts and one run against Rochester.
- His four-seam fastball averaged 92.9 mph and topped out at 94.3 mph, down from a 96.1 mph average last season before his surgery.
- The Phillies expect at least one more rehab start as they track his pitch count, command, and stamina.
- MLB rules cap rehab assignments at 30 days, and the club would need to add him by April 27 if he remains on rehab.
- He had thoracic outlet decompression for a blood clot last August and lost about 10 pounds during recovery, and the team says he feels OK.