(Photo by Hunter Martin/Getty Images) PHILADELPHIA - Zack Wheeler’s wait to make his Phillies debut unexpectedly took longer than the one for his newborn son.
Five days after Wesley Wheeler was born, dad took home a small souvenir — a game ball from his first win for Philly.Phil Gosselin homered twice, J.T.
Realmuto added a three-run drive and Didi Gregorius went deep again to back Wheeler in the Philadelphia Phillies’ 7-1 victory over the Miami Marlins on Saturday.“I couldn’t ask for much more,” Wheeler said.Wheeler (1-0) tossed five-hit ball and struck out four over seven innings after signing a $118 million, five-year deal in free agency.