One of the most difficult, strange and emotional weekends of the Phillies’ season ended with an 11-9 win in a slog of a game Sunday at Nationals Park that epitomized the dog days of August.
The Phils hung on to salvage a split in the final series of a 6-4 road trip, their longest all year, but regular-season wins and losses felt almost immaterial over the final 24 hours of it once the organization revealed that ace Zack Wheeler is dealing with a blood clot near his right shoulder.
It’s a scary situation for Wheeler and his family, and it’s obviously as crushing a blow as could be delivered to the 2025 Phillies.