MLB

Wheeler set for showdown with Scherzer

Phillies right-hander Zack Wheeler (3-0, 2.58 ERA) faces Nationals ace Max Scherzer (3-1, 3.86) at 7:05 p.m. ET on Wednesday in the third game of a four-game series at Citizens Bank Park. Wheeler has not allowed more than three earned runs in any of his first six starts with Philadelphia. He has allowed two earned runs or fewer in five of those six outings, as he has consistently induced weak contact on the ground. Watch the action live on MLB.TV.