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CINCINNATI — After Zack Wheeler’s start on Sunday in which he threw just 83 pitches in his five innings with significantly lower velocity, manager Rob Thomson said the way Wheeler would feel on Monday would be key as he battles through shoulder soreness.

Well, nothing to see here. All good. No complaints whatsoever. That’s the feeling the manager gave Monday while meeting with the media before the Phillies took on the Cincinnati Reds.

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“Says he feels good so we’re good to go,” Thomson said. “He did his regular 'pen.”

Thomson said that Wheeler would be ready to go for his next start, which would be Friday in Washington.

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