Wheeler threw 75 of his 106 pitches for strikes and recorded 12 groundball outs.
'I had a rough first inning, so I sat down and thought about what I was doing wrong,' Wheeler said, according to MiLB.com. 'I made a physical adjustment and it helped me get through the game. When I was bringing my leg up, my front shoulder was flying open, so I was leaving pitches up. It's been a problem, but I've been able to fix it.'
Wheeler improved to 9-4 this season and his 2.39 ERA is second best in the Eastern League.
Yesterday in Atlanta, Terry Collins suggested Wheeler could be promoted to the Major Leagues this season.
'[Wheeler is] not out of the mix,' Collins told reporters yesterday. 'I'm going to tell you something: Right now, in our organization, if you've got talent, and you show that you can get people out, your name is going to be on that list.'
Michael Baron: Earlier this season, Sandy Alderson hinted that Wheeler could soon get promoted to Triple-A. If Matt Harvey is promoted to the Major Leagues this week, I wonder if Wheeler would be promoted to the Bisons to take Harvey's spot in the rotation.
Now, there is no question Wheeler is a gem within the Mets organization and, outside of a few starts this year at Double-A, he has been beyond outstanding. With that said, I do think it's premature to think Wheeler could make a contribution at the Major League level this season. He still needs to accumulate more innings and more experience above Double-A before a determination is made that he's ready for big league competition.
Toby Hyde: Wheeler is extremely physically gifted. He can run his fastball up to 97 mph. He has a nasty slider. But the reality is that AAA is harder than AA and the big leagues are much, much harder than both. Before giving him a big league look, lets see him succeed against AAA hitters.
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