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Phillies: Zack Wheeler reaches 200 innings for the first time in his career

In the fifth inning of Friday’s game against the New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies ace Zack Wheeler reached a new career milestone, throwing 200 innings for the first time in any season of his career.

Wheeler was tied with his career-high of 195 1/3 innings pitched coming into Friday’s game against his former team. His second out of the fifth inning ( 4 2/3 innings), a groundout by Jonathan Villar, made it an even 200.

Wheeler leads all of MLB in innings pitched and strikeouts. He was also the first pitcher to strike out 200 batters, back in late August.