The Philadelphia Phillies are one of the hottest teams in baseball, having won their ninth straight game yesterday on a walk-off homer.It was a bit of a miraculous comeback as the Phillies were down 4-0 before the team scored six in the bottom of the ninth to win it.
The team has won 16 of their past 21 games and is now threatening to take over the Braves for the best team in the National League East.It is fairly unlikely that they would miss the postseason, but that wasn't something that could be said before this stretch.
On July 31, they were just four games above .500 and looking like the team that started the season instead of the one that had a great turnaround.Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Zack Wheeler throws against the St.Louis Cardinals during the first inning at Busch Stadium in St.
Louis, Mo., on Aug.12, 2026.
(IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect)Today the team sends out one of their aces, giving them a good chance to make it to 10 wins in a row as Zack Wheeler takes the hill.Wheeler takes the ball today with a 10-4 record, 2.92 ERA, and a 1.01 WHIP.
He has also racked up 144 strikeouts.He has been solid on the road this campaign with a slightly lower ERA at 2.67.
This has been the worst month of his season, though.In August, he has allowed 10 earned runs over 17.1 innings of work.
He hasn't completed six innings in any of his last five outings.Wheeler has been good against the Mariners in the past, holding them to a .172 batting average.PHILLIES SEND CY YOUNG CONTENDER CHRISTOPHER SANCHEZ TO THE MOUND IN WILD CARD RACE SHOWDOWNThe Seattle Mariners are one of the most frustrating teams in baseball.
They are seven games under .500 this season, despite looking like one of the best teams in baseball, at least on paper.Somehow, the team is under .500 and in jeopardy of missing the postseason.
They are currently three games behind the Rangers and Astros, who are currently tied for first.It doesn't help that they also have to battle the Orioles,...