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Hitting coach Kevin Long says the team will try to get “a better understanding of the whole science” behind the bat craze that is sweeping baseball.

Yesterday, Zack Wheeler was dominant for Philly throwing seven innings and giving up just one run and three hits while striking out 10. Michael Toglia struck out four times for Colorado. Trea Turner picked up three hits to raise his average to .333.

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Preview the April 3 matchup between the Philadelphia Phillies and Colorado Rockies with recent trends, how to watch, livestream info, and more.

Preview the April 3 matchup between the Philadelphia Phillies and Colorado Rockies with odds over/under, game spread, betting lines and more.

In the second game of a three-game series at Citizens Bank Park, the Colorado Rockies (1-3) take on the Philadelphia Phillies (3-1), Wednesday at 6:45 p.m. ET.The Rockies are a heavy road underdog

Zack Wheeler took the mound Wednesday at Citizens Bank Park for his first home start of the season, where he dominated for seven innings, allowing one run on three hits. The Phillies’ ace collected his first win in 2025 with a 5-1 feat over the Rockies and put a bow on the outing with his 26th-career double-digit strikeout game (10).

Zack Wheeler struck out 10 in seven sharp innings and Trea Turner had three hits in his return to the starting lineup as the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Colorado Rockies 5-1 on Wednesday night.

He could log a 13th straight regular-season start giving up two earned runs or fewer in at least six innings. He's already passed Cliff Lee and has his sights set on ol' Dutch Leonard.

SportsLine's model simulated Colorado Rockies vs. Philadelphia Phillies 10,000 times and revealed its MLB picks for Thursday's matchup

Preview the April 2 matchup between the Philadelphia Phillies and Colorado Rockies with recent trends, how to watch, livestream info, and more.

Zack Wheeler struck out 10 in seven sharp innings and Trea Turner had three hits in his return to the starting lineup as the Phillies defeated the Rockies.

Zack Wheeler struck out 10 in seven sharp innings and Trea Turner had three hits in his return to the starting lineup as the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Colorado Rockies 5-1 on Wednesday night.

Phillies kick the season off with exciting, extra-innings win against Nationals Zack Wheeler was brilliant, Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber homered, and Alec Bohm and J.T. Realmut

The Philadelphia Phillies are off to a hot 3-1 start to the season, and they’ve been getting incredible production from an unheralded source. 29-year-old Edmundo Sosa is ripping the cover off the ball,

Everyone knows about Kyle Schwarber's prolific Junes. "The Junebarian" heats up as summer rolls around for SchwarberFest. Schwarber has posted a career .934 OPS in the month of June, per baseball-reference.