Phillies Chase 10th Straight Win Against Mariners as 9-Game Streak Lifts NL East Pressure
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 24
Phillies Chase 10th Straight Win Against Mariners as 9-Game Streak Lifts NL East Pressure
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 24
Summary
Philadelphia enters Seattle seeking a 10th straight win after erasing a 4-0 deficit with six ninth-inning runs in Sunday’s walk-off victory.
That surge has pushed the Phillies to 16 wins in 21 games, a sharp turnaround from July 31, when they were only four games above .500.
Zack Wheeler gives Philadelphia a strong matchup edge at 10-4 with a 2.92 ERA and a .172 opponent average against Seattle, even though he has not completed six innings in his last five starts.
Seattle counters with Logan Gilbert, 10-7 with a 3.35 ERA, but his home ERA is 4.01 and 18 of the 20 homers he has allowed came in Seattle.
The Mariners are seven games under .500 and three games back in both the AL West lead and the final wild-card race, raising the stakes against one of baseball’s hottest teams.