Wheeler and the Phillies
Yairo Munoz drove in Jhailyn Ortiz in the seventh inning on Saturday with a single to leftfield, ultimately giving the Phillies a 3-2 win in their Grapefruit League home opener in Clearwater, Fla. 

The Phillies collected just seven hits on the afternoon, with J.T. Realmuto finishing 1-for-2 with an RBI. Matt Vierling finished 0-for-3 with two strikeouts. 

Aaron Nola surrendered two runs in two innings for the Phillies, but he also collected five strikeouts.

Phillies Notebook 
Zack Wheeler has missed time this week at camp because of the flu. He also arrived in Clearwater having dealt with right shoulder soreness back in December. He told MLB.com's Todd Zolecki on Saturday that it's still possible that he can keep his spot in the rotation when the season starts next month, but it may be a good idea for manager Joe Girardi to pair him with another starting pitcher until he's throwing at full strength.

Kyle Schwarber is expected to arrive in camp on Sunday ... Kyle Gibson is scheduled to start Sunday's contest against the Braves.

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