Before Romano's tough outing, Zack Wheeler pitched 6 ⅔ scoreless innings and the Phillies' batters came alive in the top half of the ninth.

Wheeler has a 2.42 ERA this season. He dominated a young Sacramento lineup while leaning heavier on his fastballs than normal. Wheeler fired 76 fastballs, tied for the fourth-most he’s used in any start while with the Phillies.

The Phillies (33-18) opened the series against their cross-town rival Athletics (22-30) with a 4-3 win to extend their winning streak to eight games. Trea Turner opened the scoring by sending a 2-1 fastball from A’s starter, Jacob Lopez, over the center field fence for the Phillies’ first leadoff home run of the year.

Before even throwing a pitch Friday night, Zack Wheeler didn't feel right but adjusted in another scoreless start. "The mound was terrible. ... It was like cement right in front of the rubber."

Wheeler (6-1) allowed three hits and two walks while striking out eight over 6.2 scoreless innings to earn the win Friday over the Athletics. Wheeler hasn't given up a run over his last three starts,

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The 2025 Colorado Rockies are so bad the team's on-field performance is starting to spread to the rest of the organization. Rockies security guards found themselves on the wrong end of an interaction ahead of Thursday's game, refusing to let a Philadelphia Phillies player on the field because they didn't recognize him.