Wheeler, Phillies beat Rays to clinch postseason spot

PHILADELPHIA (Interstat) — Zack Wheeler allowed one earned run over six innings, Bryson Stott went 3 for 3 with an RBI and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-3 on Sunday afternoon at Citizens Bank Park. Wheeler struck out five and gave up five hits to earn the win, improving to 14-5. Nick Martinez took the loss for Tampa Bay, falling to 15-7. Jonny DeLuca hit two home runs and drove in two runs for the Rays, who finished with eight hits. Edmundo Sosa homered and drove in a run, while Kyle Schwarber had two hits and two RBIs for Philadelphia. Stott’s three-hit day paced a Phillies offense that collected 12 hits. Jhoan Duran struck out two in a scoreless inning of relief. The Phillies scored three runs in the first, three in the fourth and another run, while Tampa Bay scored one in the fourth and two in the sixth. Philadelphia improved to 90-75, and Tampa Bay fell to 98-66. Attendance was 42,146, and the game took 2 hours, 48 minutes.