PURE DOMINATION! Zack Wheeler struck out TWELVE in his first complete game since 2021! 🔔

PURE DOMINATION! Zack Wheeler struck out TWELVE in his first complete game since 2021! 🔔

There’s Zach Wheeler getting set to warm up and get ready for today’s ball game. His numbers so far this year is 8 and3 with a 2.27 erra at 107 innings. He’s got 10 games this season of five innings or more and allowing one earned run or nothing.
The wind up and the 1-1 to Dea Cruz swinging a bouncer to first wide of the bag. Harper gloves it. He’ll flip to Wheeler and he’s there in time and Dela Cruz is out to finish off a one, two, three. First inning for Zack Wheeler will go to the bottom of the first. It is the Reds nothing and the Phillies coming up. The O2 swinging a miss struck him out. Trey a little busy right now. That ball pinballs up on the second half and the side is retired. Six up, six down. Nine pitches for Zack. 22 through two. Sweet miss. Second strike out.
Just starts off where he just ended in the second, I think.
Yes, sir.
This is just challenging right here.
He was tardy. Swig and a miss. Third strike out.
The one thing is such a smooth smooth delivery. Then the ball just jumps out of his hand.
The wind up in the one two swinging a miss. Struck him out and Zack Wheeler strikes out the side. One, two, three, go. The Reds. It is his first three ball count. Doesn’t matter. Swung on and miss. Five strikeouts, but he’s faced the minimum through four. We’re going to the bottom of the fourth inning. Scoreless game. The 02 on the way. And that’s a called third strike. Lux caught looking. Six for wheel and a 3-2. Swinging a ground ball. Hit to second. Easy play for Scott who’s got it. Throws to first and the sides retired. The pitch. Swinging a miss. Fast ball. Got him. And Benson down on strikes. Kind of looked skyward as if searching for answers. There was Will Benson.
I think going against Wheeler can get a lot of guys thinking that.
Two two on the way. Breaking ball. Strike three called. Got him looking. Lance Barksdale, I think, mesmerized by that big breaking ball.
Had him backing away a bit.
Out to Castanos again.
Down again.
This one’s a little easier than the others. Side is retired again. One over the minimum for Zack Wheeler through six innings. Swing and a miss. There’s the swing and miss.
Nine strikeouts.
Needed that.
And Mlan goes down on strikes. And that’s number nine for Zack. Yep.
Here’s the 1-1. And it’s a slow roller to second. Starts up with it. Throws to first. And Zack Weer keeps rolling along.
The one two swing and a miss. That’s 10 strikeouts. Another double-digit day for Zack Willer.
Back foot.
It’s his fourth double-digit strikeout game of the year. 29th of his career. 3-2. Swing and a miss. He got him. 11 strikeouts. 13th pitch, eighth inning, and a standing O for Zack Wheeler. The one two swing and a foul tip. One away.
Look at the ride on that fast ball.
Tom is the whole game. It’s such good late life. And the 01 little looper out towards second caught by stop. Two outs. 42,055 coming up on their feet. Fly ball left field. This should do it. Kepler waits. He settles. Makes the catch. A complete game for Zack Wheeler. He faced one over the minimum. The Phillies win it three to one. His fifth career complete game and he was incredible this afternoon. The only hit, a home run by Austin Hayes. A one hit complete game for the 35year-old in his final start here at home before the Allstar break. [Applause]

Zack Wheeler was nearly perfect on July 6, 2025, allowing only one baserunner in a dominant complete-game effort to lead the Phillies to a 3-1 win over the Reds.

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