Mets pitcher Zack Wheeler earned a win Tuesday, giving up just one earned run on seven hits and four walks in 6 2/3 innings and striking out five in his team's 6-1 victory over the Nationals.
Wheeler (7-8) has pitched exactly 6 2/3 innings in three straight starts, and he's held the opposition to two runs or fewer in seven straight outings, helping to overcome the effects of a two-inning, six-run dud in late June. He owns a 3.48 ERA and 130:55 K:BB ratio in 134 1/3 innings. Wheeler is scheduled to face the Phillies Sunday.