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Wheeler fans 7 straight to open game, Stott hits tiebreaking RBI single as Phillies beat Brewers 6-4

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Bracy, A. (2026, September 23). Wheeler fans 7 straight to open game, Stott hits tiebreaking RBI single as Phillies beat Brewers 6-4. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/baseball/wheeler-fans-7-straight-to-open-game-stott-hits-tiebreaking-rbi-single-as-phillies-beat-brewers-6-4/article_d0428dbb-6df1-5017-81b9-51275de17981.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-09-23 · by Aaron Bracy

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Zack Wheeler struck out a franchise-record seven consecutive batters to start the game and eventually fanned 11 total as the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 6-4 on Tuesday night. Bryson Stott’s RBI single in the eighth inning broke a tie, contributing to the Phillies’ efforts to secure a playoff spot with a four-game lead over Arizona for the final NL wild-card position. The win also solidifies the Brewers' bye and home-field advantage for the NLDS due to their divisional standing.
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On Tuesday night, Zack Wheeler pitched a remarkable game for the Philadelphia Phillies against the Milwaukee Brewers, striking out an impressive 11 batters, including a franchise-record seven in a row to start the game. The Phillies clinched a 6-4 victory when Bryson Stott hit a tiebreaking RBI single with two outs in the eighth inning. This win helped the Phillies move closer to securing a playoff spot, as they maintained their lead for the final NL wild-card position with a four-game cushion over Arizona. Meanwhile, despite losing, the Brewers clinched a bye and home-field advantage for the NLDS due to Cincinnati’s victory over Atlanta. Brandon Marsh contributed significantly for Philadelphia with a homer, double, and three RBIs.

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Aaron Bracy
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Brewers MLB PHILADELPHIA Phillies the Philadelphia Phillies

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Brewers ORG · 4× Wheeler PERSON · 4× MLB ORG · 3× PHILADELPHIA GPE · 3× Aaron Nola PERSON · 2× Phillies ORG · 2× Bryson Stott PERSON · 1× Zack Wheeler PERSON · 1× the Milwaukee Brewers ORG · 1× the Philadelphia Phillies ORG · 1×

Narrative

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Zack Wheeler struck 11, including a franchise-record seven in a row to start the game, Bryson Stott hit a tiebreaking RBI single with two out in the eighth inning and the Philadelphia Phillies inched closer to clinching a playoff spot with a 6-4 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night.
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🔮 William Contreras had three RBIs for NL Central-leading Milwaukee.
2026-09-23 · Toronto Star
Wheeler fans 7 straight to open game, Stott hits tiebreaking RBI single as Phillies beat Brewers 6-4 · assertive framing

Claims (15 extracted, 0 hedged)

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Zack Wheeler struck 11, including a franchise-record seven in a row to start the game, Bryson Stott hit a tiebreaking RBI single with two out in the eighth inning and the Philadelphia Phillies inched closer to clinching a playoff spot with a 6-4 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night. asserted
Phillies → strike → night
Wheeler reached 2,000 career strikeouts when he fanned Brice Turang to end the first, becoming the 96th pitcher in MLB history to reach the milestone. asserted
he → reach → milestone
Brandon Marsh homered, doubled and drove in three runs for Philadelphia, which began play holding the final NL wild-card spot with a four-game cushion over Arizona. asserted
which → homer → Arizona
William Contreras had three RBIs for NL Central-leading Milwaukee. asserted
Contreras → have → Milwaukee
The Brewers, by virtue of Cincinnati’s 4-0 win over Atlanta, clinched a bye in the wild-card round and earned home-field advantage for the NLDS. asserted
Brewers → clinch → NLDS
After the Brewers scored twice in the sixth off Wheeler to tie the game at 3, Stott singled to center off Colton Gordon (0-1). asserted
Stott → score → Gordon
Garrett Mitchell’s throw went to third base to try to get Alec Bohm running from first. asserted
Bohm → go → first
But the ball ricocheted off Bohm’s foot, and both he and Luis Arraez scored to make it 5-3. asserted
it → ricochet → foot
Jhoan Duran earned his 33rd save after José Alvarado (5-3) got the final out of the eighth. asserted
Alvarado → earn → eighth
Wheeler was unhittable at the outset and had sights on Pablo López’s MLB record of nine K’s in a row to open a contest before Cooper Pratt grounded out to third base for the second out of the third inning. asserted
Pratt → have → inning
Watching Wheeler from the dugout was teammate Aaron Nola, who has a share of the MLB record with 10 consecutive strikeouts of the Mets in 2021. asserted
who → watch → 2021
The Phillies began Tuesday trailing the Padres and Cubs by one game for the top spot in the NL wild card. asserted
Phillies → begin → card
Philadelphia holds the tiebreaker over San Diego but not Chicago. asserted
Philadelphia → hold → Diego
The Brewers dropped to 13-6 this month and were not able to extend their franchise record of 98 wins, set in Sunday’s 3-0 victory at Baltimore. asserted
Brewers → drop → Baltimore
Up next Brewers RHP Logan Henderson (10-3, 2.51 ERA) opposes Phillies RHP Aaron Nola (7-10, 4.49) in the second game of the three-game series on Wednesday night. asserted
Henderson → oppose → night
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