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The Philadelphia Phillies will hand the baseball over to Ranger Suarez for Game 3 of their NLCS clash against the San Diego Padres. From there, it is still up in the air as to which starters the team will call on to pitch in the rest of the series.
As it pertains to Game 4, Phillies manager Rob Thomson remains uncertain as to just who will start on the mound. At the least, Zack Wheeler will not be making an appearance in the contest.
“No chance, no,” Thomson said on Thursday when asked about the possibility of Wheeler pitching in Game 4.
Wheeler last pitched on Tuesday, as he earned the win in the Phillies’ 2-0 victory against the Padres in Game 1. The veteran right-hander logged 7.0 scoreless innings in the game and also allowed a mere one hit. He threw 83 total pitches on the day and recorded eight strikeouts.
While Thomson still has not yet officially announced who will start in Game 4, his decision on this matter is set to come down to one of these three hurlers.
“It depends on tomorrow,” Thomson said. “You can figure it out. It's either going to be Syndergaard, Gibson, or Falter, I would think.”
Out of these three starting pitchers, only Kyle Gibson has appeared in this year’s NLCS; he allowed one hit in 1.1 innings pitched in Game 2. On the other hand, Noah Syndergaard has not been called on to start since Game 4 of the NLDS against the Atlanta Braves, while Bailey Falter is still yet to pitch in a single inning in the ongoing postseason.
For now, the Phillies head into Game 3 with an eye on holding a 2-1 series lead over the Padres.
