LOS ANGELES — Zack Wheeler spent August readjusting the bar as such that Wednesday’s performance might have seemed surprising.
Three earned runs allowed by Wheeler? What gives?
The Mets right-hander was just fine, actually, save for two pitches out of 105 that the Dodgers crushed to the San Gabriel Mountains. And there was the Mets lineup to offer support for Wheeler in a 7-3 victory at Dodger Stadium.
Cody Bellinger blasted a solo homer in the seventh to end Wheeler’s streak of allowing two earned runs or fewer at eight starts. Of the three hits allowed by Wheeler, two were homers — Max Muncy went deep in the fourth.