Phillies Win Tight One on Wheeler's Domination | Washington Nationals News

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On September 17, the Phillies snagged a 3-0 victory against the Nationals yesterday, a game that felt a little tighter than the score. Suggested, despite drawing a whopping 13 walks, their offense struggled to capitalize, only pushing across those three runs. It was Zack Wheeler on the mound who really shut things down, delivering a dominant performance that kept the Nationals scoreless through seven innings. The scoring started early for the Phillies with a couple of walks and an RBI single from Alec Bohm bringing in the first run. Another walk forced in a second run, but the Nationals managed to escape further damage in that inning. Later in the game, Bryce Harper and Luis Arraez chipped in with hits to extend the lead to three. What's interesting is how many free passes the Nationals pitchers were handing out. It seemed like they were either struggling with their control or maybe even trying to pitch around the Phillies hitters. Either way, the Phillies batters didn't always make them pay.

Swinging at pitches outside the zone and leaving runners stranded on multiple occasions, even with the bases loaded at one point. But back to Wheeler, he was absolutely lights out. He only allowed four hits over his seven innings, and two of those were infield singles. It looks like whatever was bothering him a few weeks back is behind him now. After he finished up, Jose Alvarado and Noan Duran closed out the game, with Duran striking out two batters to seal the shutout.

This win is a big one for the Phillies, as they continue to push towards securing a playoff spot. They're heading to New York, next to start a four-game series against the Mets, looking to keep this momentum going. From your team, powered by AI, this is Washington Nationals News Today.

I'm Corey with the story.