CHICAGO — Just like the Phillies don’t have much room for error in their postseason chase, they didn’t have much room for error on Tuesday night. Starter Marcus Stroman, who has pitched well against them in his career, was on the mound for the Cubs. Starter Zack Wheeler and the Phillies’ bullpen only allowed two runs on the night, but the Phillies lineup didn’t provide the run support to overcome it, in a 2-1 loss.
Good outing from Wheeler
Zack Wheeler cruised through his second outing since he was activated off the 15-day injured list on Tuesday night. He need only eight pitches to get through the first inning, and seven to get through the second inning. He was at 27 pitches by the end the third inning, 36 by the end of the fourth inning and 46 by the end of the fifth.
