Wheeler leads Phillies past Angels for third straight win

ANAHEIM, Calif. (Interstat) — Zack Wheeler allowed one run over six innings and J.T. Realmuto homered, leading the Philadelphia Phillies to a 5-2 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday night.

Wheeler, who struck out six and gave up four hits, improved to 11-5. Realmuto tied the game at 1 in the third with a solo homer, and Edmundo Sosa put Philadelphia ahead with a solo shot in the seventh. The Phillies added two runs in the eighth, one on a sacrifice fly by Luis Arraez and another on Brandon Marsh’s single, before Bryce Harper doubled in a run in the ninth.

The Angels scored in the first on a groundout and got a run in the ninth on Mike Trout’s RBI double. Yusei Kikuchi took the loss, allowing two earned runs over seven innings with six strikeouts. Orion Kerkering earned his second save.

Philadelphia, now 78-60, outhit Los Angeles 10-8. The Angels fell to 52-85. Attendance was 31,035, and the game lasted 2:53.