ESPN.com · Jul 6, 2025
Zack Wheeler authors complete game in Phillies' 3-1 victory
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PHILADELPHIA -- Zack Wheeler threw a one-hitter for his first complete game since 2021 in the Philadelphia Phillies' 3-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday.
Wheeler (9-2) -- the National League's pitcher of the month in June -- allowed only a leadoff homer to Austin Hays in the fifth inning. The right-hander struck out 12 and didn't walk a batter, throwing 108 pitches en route to giving his first-place club a series victory.
"Yes," Phillies manager Rob Thomson said quickly, when asked by a reporter if this was as good as he's seen Wheeler pitch. "After the fourth (inning), I thought 'this has a chance to be a no-hitter or a perfect game."