If you wondered if Zack Wheeler pitched with an edge on Tuesday night, he did. “I felt like that's a reminder,” he said, “for whoever needs to be reminded.” Wheeler is the Phillies’ ace, a perennial Cy Young contender, an All-Star candidate and a potential future Hall of Famer. He dominated the Reds in a 4-1 victory on Tuesday night at Great American Ball Park, moving the Phillies within two games of the Braves in the NL East. He allowed four hits, one run and tied a career-high 14 strikeouts in seven innings. He became the sixth pitcher in franchise history with 14 or more strikeouts and no walks in a game, joining Vince Velasquez (April 14, 2016), Cliff Lee (Sept. 16, 2013), Curt Schilling (Sept. 1, 1997), Terry Mulholland (June 4, 1993) and Jim Bunning (June 7, 1966). “That was about as good as I’ve seen him,” Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto said. But Wheeler isn’t a happy man. The Phillies have six players on the NL All-Star team -- Bryce Harper, Kyle Schwarber, Cristopher Sánchez, Jhoan Duran, Brandon Marsh and Jesús Luzardo, who was named as an All-Star replacement on Tuesday. Wheeler, who is 9-1 with a 2.28 ERA, is not, in part because he will start Sunday’s series finale in Detroit, which would make him ineligible to throw in Tuesday’s All-Star Game at Citizens Bank Park. Sánchez suffered the same fate last season, missing the All-Star Game because he pitched the Sunday before it. “It \[ticks\
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