11:43 AM ET
Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA -- The Phillies volition commencement right-hander Aaron Nola successful Game 1 of the World Series against the Astros and past season's National League Cy Young Award runner-up Zack Wheeler successful Game 2.
Game 1 of the World Series is Friday successful Houston. Game 2 is Saturday.
Nola is 2-1 with a 3.12 ERA and 18 strikeouts successful 3 starts this postseason. He took a cleanable crippled into the seventh inning successful the Phillies' 3-0 triumph implicit the Astros connected Oct. 3 that clinched an NL wild-card spot. Nola, who went 11-13 with a 3.25 ERA successful the regular season, struck retired 9 and didn't let a baserunner until Yordan Alvarez singled with 2 outs successful the seventh.
The Astros person not mislaid a crippled since that date, going 7-0 successful the playoffs.
Wheeler is 1-1 with a 1.78 ERA, 25 strikeouts and 3 walks successful 4 postseason starts. He had a no-decision successful Philadelphia's NL Championship Series-clinching 4-3 triumph implicit San Diego successful Game 5.
Wheeler gets an other time of rest.
"Any clip we springiness those guys an other day, we bash it," Phillies manager Rob Thomson said Wednesday.
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