SAN FRANCISCO -- For most of the past two months, Zack Wheeler has pitched as well as, if not better than, Jacob deGrom. The Mets are even beginning to offer him similar levels of support.
Walking a razor's edge Friday for the third consecutive start, Wheeler allowed one run in seven innings of a 7-0 loss to the Giants. The Mets have given Wheeler four total runs of support in his last three outings, dropping him on Friday to his first defeat since June 22.
Dominant throughout the game's first six innings, Wheeler retired six consecutive batters at one early juncture and seven in a row at another, guiding the Mets into a scoreless tie in the seventh.