Currently two and a half games ahead of the second place New York Mets, the Philadelphia Phillies' quest to return to October continues on. The team made a few moves at the trade deadline and have won three games in a row. On Wednesday, the team received an update on the status of ace Zack Wheeler . According to Phillies manager Rob Thomson (via the Athletic's Rob Gelb on X, formerly Twitter), Wheeler received an MRI on his shoulder. Even though it was clean, team leadership decided to bump his latest start to Sunday.

“Phillies are bumping Zack Wheeler back two days to Sunday,” posted Gelb on Wednesday. “He complained of some shoulder stiffness. They sent him for an MRI. It was clean, Rob Thomson said. Wheeler played catch today.”

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