Untouchable Zack Wheeler silences Padres as Phillies take Game 1 of NLCS
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Bryce Harper homered again, Kyle Schwarber hit a jaw-dropping 488ft drive and Zack Wheeler was brilliant in throwing one-hit ball for seven innings to lead the Philadelphia Phillies over the San Diego Padres 2-0 Tuesday night to open the all-wild card NL Championship Series.
Wheeler and two relievers combined on a one-hitter for Philadelphia. The Phillies managed just three hits off Darvish and the San Diego bullpen - the combined four hits matched the fewest ever in a postseason game.
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