Gabriel Rincones Jr. emerges, Zack Wheeler efficient as Phillies return home with 7-0 win over Marlins

Lochlahn March, The Philadelphia Inquirer on Jun 15, 2026

Published in Baseball

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PHILADELPHIA — Gabriel Rincones Jr. let the bat flip off his fingertips as he started towards first base.

Miami right fielder Owen Cassie made a futile jog towards the wall, but the ball kept carrying and carrying until it landed just inside the foul pole, Rincones’ first major league hit and home run all at once.

The rookie outfielder debuted Friday in Milwaukee when he and the rest of the Phillies were baffled by Jacob Misiorowski. But in his first start at Citizens Bank Park on Monday, Rincones made his presence felt in the 7-0 win over the Miami Marlins.

Trea Turner was hit by a pitch in the sixth inning and was removed in the eighth with a bruised right wrist. The Phillies said he will be evaluated further.

In the top of the third, Rincones jogged back out to his position in right field, towards where he’d hit the homer the inning prior. He tipped his cap to the fans as they greeted him with an ovation.

Rincones picked up another RBI in the fourth inning to add to the Phillies’ lead. With the bases loaded, he grounded into a force out that scored a run. Justin Crawford followed it up with a single that made it 3-0.

Zack Wheeler, meanwhile, tossed six scoreless innings.

A leadoff single to Liam Hicks was the only hit he allowed until Joe Mack doubled in the fifth inning, but both times Wheeler battled back to strand the runner. He also pitched around three walks to hold the Marlins off the scoreboard. He struck out nine, four of which were called looking.

J.T. Realmuto swatted a two-run homer in the fifth, his second home run in as many games.

The Marlins threatened the shutout in the eighth when they put two runners on against Jonathan Bowlan with an error and a single to bring up the heart of the order. But Bowlan struck out back-to-back Marlins — Kyle Stowers on a fastball and Xavier Edwards on a changeup — to end it.

The Phillies loaded the bases in the eighth on consecutive singles from Crawford and Edmundo Sosa and a walk from Kyle Schwarber. They tacked on two more runs with two sacrifice flies.

Chase Shugart pitched the ninth, sidestepping a single to seal the shut out.