With two outs in the eighth inning, pinch-hitting Lucas Duda singled against the shift, erasing a five-run deficit and evening the game at 5. That plated Travis d'Arnaud, who was 3-for-3 and had just doubled.
It was a long climb back for the Mets on a night that began with them trailing right from the start.
Matt Joyce deposited Wheeler's second pitch of the night over the center-field wall and, for the third straight game, the A's tallied 10 hits or more.