Phillies beat – Zack Wheeler struck out nine in six scoreless innings as the Phillies blanked the Marlins 7-0, with Gabriel Rincones Jr. homering for his first career hit and J.T. Realmuto going deep as well. Across the league, Washington beat Kansas with Luis García Jr. driv
PHILADELPHIA — Zack Wheeler’s night looked effortless right up until the dugout started sending out more bats. The Phillies right-hander struck out nine in six scoreless innings of two-hit ball, and when Gabriel Rincones Jr. unloaded a home run for his first career hit, the momentum turned into a rout. Philadelphia finished the job with a 7-0 win over the Miami Marlins on Monday night.
J.T. Realmuto also went deep for the Phillies, and Bryce Harper had an RBI as Philadelphia opened a six-game homestand.
Wheeler (6-1) allowed a leadoff single to Liam Hicks to start the contest. then walked Otto Lopez before fanning four straight batters to settle the inning and set the tone for everything that followed. The 36-year-old lowered his ERA to 2.01 through 10 starts. Tim Mayza, Jonathan Bowlan and Chase Shugart each pitched a scoreless inning of relief to seal the shutout.
Hicks had two of Miami’s four hits, and the Marlins lost for just the third time in 13 June games.
In Washington, a five-run burst in the fifth gave the Nationals the separation they needed in a 5-3 win over Kansas. Luis García Jr. hit a go-ahead single, Dylan Crews answered with a three-run homer, and Washington scored five times in that decisive frame.
The Nationals (38-35) have now won seven of their last 10 games, moving three games over .500 for the first time since 2019, when Washington won the World Series.
Curtis Mead put Washington ahead in the third with a two-out single that bounced off the glove of Royals second baseman Nick Loftin and into center field for a 2-0 lead. In the fifth, García’s two-run single made it 4-3. Three batters later, Crews sent the ball to left field for his fourth homer this season.
Brad Lord (5-0) threw three innings in relief, allowing two runs on two hits while striking out two. Nationals starter Andrew Alvarez gave up one run in four innings, striking out five.
CINCINNATI — Eugenio Suárez made sure New York didn’t have an answer. The Reds slugger homered twice and drove in a career-high six runs, including a grand slam in the second inning, as Cincinnati rolled to a victory over the Mets.
JJ Bleday added a three-run shot, and Chase Burns (8-1) struck out seven over five innings as Cincinnati produced its most lopsided shutout since a 13-0 win against Philadelphia on April 15, 2023.
Burns and three Reds relievers combined on a six-hitter for Cincinnati’s fifth shutout this year. Bo Bichette had three hits for New York, which was blanked for the eighth time. The Mets’ 8th shutout marked their largest shutout loss in eight seasons.
New York had the bases loaded with one out in the fourth, fifth and seventh, but still couldn’t score.
ARLINGTON, Texas — Every run in the game came from the long ball. Josh Bell hit a three-run homer in the first inning, Byron Buxton led off the sixth with his 23rd home run of the season, and Minnesota beat Texas.
Texas’ Joc Pederson delivered a two-run shot in the third off rookie Mike Paredes. but the rest of the damage came from the Twins’ power. Minnesota’s left-hander fell an out short of his first major league win in his second start among four career appearances since May 31. Paredes allowed four hits and two runs in 4 2/3 innings.
Buxton has homered in six of his past nine games, closing within one of major league leaders Yordan Alvarez of Houston and Philadelphia’s Kyle Schwarber.
Four Twins relievers held Texas to one hit over the final 4 1/3 innings. The stretch started with Taylor Rogers (3-3) striking out Pederson, the only batter he faced, to end the fifth. Andrew Morris pitched a perfect sixth. Eric Orze allowed a single over 1 2/3 innings. and Yoendrys Gómez retired the final four Texas batters for his second save in two days and seventh of the season. six coming with Minnesota.
MLB Phillies Marlins Zack Wheeler Gabriel Rincones Jr. J.T. Realmuto Bryce Harper Nationals Luis García Jr. Dylan Crews Kansas Royals Reds Mets Eugenio Suárez Chase Burns Twins Texas Rangers Josh Bell Byron Buxton