I’ll say it anyway: Zack Wheeler is the best pitcher in the game right now and Sunday, it was all on display. In a game that was as complete as one can be without it being perfect, Wheeler staked his claim to the apex of the game by thoroughly dominating the Cincinnati Reds.

Save for Austin Hays’ leadoff homer in the fifth inning, Wheeler was perfect. One hit. No walks. Twelve strikeouts. Bryson Stott’s two-run homer in the eighth earned Wheeler the victory.

Zack Wheeler threw a one-hitter for his first complete game since 2021 in the Philadelphia Phillies’ 3-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday