Mets starting pitcher prospect Zack Wheeler won his second straight start for Triple-A Las Vegas Sunday, pitching six scoreless innings against Sacramento. Wheeler allowed one walk and three hits, while striking out four.
"You just try to build off the last start, if it was a good one," Wheeler said, per MLB.com. "I think the last time, the start before last, I tried to build off that. And the last start was good, so you try to build off it, and it just went well for me. I was able to pound the zone, get the ball down, get ahead of guys."
After posting a 5.79 ERA in his first five starts, Wheeler has a 0.71 ERA in his last two starts, lowering his season ERA to 4.00. Wheeler has managed 40 strikeouts in 36 innings.
"It usually happens every year. There's a little bit of a slow start, you start making tweaks and adjustments and find it," he said. "I just want to carry it from here. It's baseball, you know. You gotta make those adjustments and just pitch."