Oppo-taco Tuesday: Phillies 8, Rays 4

The Phillies launched three home runs, all to the opposite field, and collected 13 hits while Zack Wheeler cruised through 7 innings in an 8-4 win over the Tampa Bay Rays. Kyle Schwarber, Alec Bohm, and Nick Castellanos all went deep, with Castellanos’ shot to right field in the eighth inning breaking the game open. Wheeler finished 7 innings on just 84 pitches and struck out 9 Rays hitters, 8 of which on his fastball.

And it’s not even June yet!

Schwarber got the party started with his 12th home run of the season to lead off the second inning facing Drew Rasmussen. It was Schwarber’s fifth home run in his last seven games, and it tied him with Aaron Judge and Cal Raleigh for the Major League…