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Of the 103 pitches that Mets starter Zack Wheeler threw against the Nationals at Citi Field Sunday afternoon, only 51 of them were strikes.
He walked the first batter he faced on four pitches, and left the game with two outs in the fifth inning, having walked in a run and left the bases loaded. In all, he walked seven and was charged with just as many earned runs in a 12-9 loss.
“Embarrassing day for me,” said Wheeler, whose earned run average is now 10.24 after two starts. “That’s one of those that you just forget.