Wheeler allowed two hits and two walks while striking out three over five shutout innings during Monday's split-squad game against the Marlins.
His timing was impeccable, as Wheeler's strong performance came while Seth Lugo was struggling to keep the ball in the park against the Nats in the Mets' other game Monday. Wheeler hasn't thrown a regular-season pitch since 2014, but the 26-year-old seems finally ready to return to the rotation after some setbacks in his recovery from Tommy John surgery in early 2015.