Why Zack Wheeler never imagined he would get to 2,000 strikeouts: ‘It’s pretty special’

Zack Wheeler reached a big milestone and broke a Phillies record. (Brendan Baldwin/Phillies Nation)PHILADELPHIA — Three batters in, Zack Wheeler reached a big career strikeout milestone. A little over an inning later, he broke the Phillies franchise record for the most consecutive strikeouts to begin a game with seven.
Wheeler’s first inning strikeout of Brice Turang was the 2,000th of his 12-year MLB career. He is the 96th pitcher in MLB history to strike out 2,000 batters. The las