PHILADELPHIA — On a day full of positive injury news, the Phillies suffered yet another setback, as right-handed starter Zack Wheeler was placed on the 15-day injured list (retroactive to Sunday) with right forearm tendinitis. Left-handed pitcher Bailey Falter will start in Wheeler’s absence on Friday against the Pirates.
Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski said Wheeler will miss his next two starts. He’ll be eligible to come off the injured list on Sept. 6, when the Phillies are scheduled to play the Marlins at home.
Wheeler was coming off of two bumpy starts against the Mets, in which he allowed 10 earned runs over 11 1/3 innings, but said after both starts that he’d felt as well as he had all season. Wheeler has a 3.07 ERA through 138 innings this season with 148 strikeouts.