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Wheeler Wins 5th Straight Start As Mets Beat Marlins

MIAMI (AP) — Zack Wheeler won his fifth straight start, pitching seven solid innings and sending the New York Mets over the Miami Marlins 6-2 on Friday night.

Wheeler (7-6) allowed four hits and two runs. He struck out eight and walked one.

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New York Mets’ Zack Wheeler makes a pitch in the first inning against the Miami Marlins at Marlins Park on August 10, 2018. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images)

Wheeler’s scoreless-inning streak ended at 23 when he gave up a two-run homer to Miguel Rojas with two outs in the seventh, making it 4-2.