Overview
- Wheeler struck out 10 batters over eight shutout innings without issuing a walk or allowing more than six hits.
- Nick Castellanos broke the deadlock with a solo home run off Padres knuckleballer Matt Waldron in the fifth inning.
- Bryson Stott’s walk, steal and head-first slide before scoring on Brandon Marsh’s grounder highlighted Philadelphia’s small-ball approach.
- Bryce Harper made his first start since June 5, drawing a walk and being hit by a pitch in a 0-for-2 night.
- Matt Waldron walked six batters over 4⅔ innings in his season debut after missing the season’s start with a left oblique strain.