The Philadelphia Phillies are going to be without Zack Wheeler for the rest of the way. When constructing this roster to give this team the best possible chance of winning the World Series, president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski decided to double-down on starting pitching when he acquired Jesus Luzardo from the Miami Marlins this past offseason.

Now that the club knows its ace will be sidelined perhaps well into next season, it can adjust for now and plan accordingly for later.

The left-hander struck out 12 in 6 1/3 dominant innings Tuesday in a win over the Seattle Mariners. He allowed two runs - one was inherited - and his season ERA is now 2.46, Incredibly, he threw 26 of 27 first-pitch strikes. Sanchez left the field to a standing ovation.