No surprise: Zack Wheeler and Aaron Nola will get the call in Games 1 and 2 of the wild-card round. If there is a Game 3, things could get tricky.
Manager Rob Thomson has been reluctant to talk about anything playoff-related, but because the Phillies clinched a berth on Tuesday night, he decided to share his pitching plans on Wednesday. Zack Wheeler will start Game 1 of the National League wild-card series and Aaron Nola will start Game 2. It is expected that Ranger Suárez will start Game 3, if necessary, but that depends on whether the Phillies use Suárez out of the bullpen in either of the first two games.
Thomson declined to say who would be in that potential Game 3 spot if Suárez is unavailable. It would depend on “who we’re playing, number one, and we don’t know who we’re playing,” Thomson said. “So that would be a factor. But also who is pitching well.”A 7-year-old Orion Kerkering watched the Phillies in the 2008 World Series. Now he’s making an unlikely bid for their playoff roster.While Walker has 11 years of big league experience, Sánchez has been the more consistent of the two.
“I appreciated it,” said Falter. “I just wanted to see them celebrate. It took me back to last year when I was over there with them. It was really cool but really weird at the same time.
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