Before Wednesday's game against the Athletics, Mets manager Terry Collins talked about needing to keep an eye on Zack Wheeler's innings total and getting the bullpen some work.
This wasn't what he had in mind.
Wheeler, in his first start since shutting out the Marlins last week, lasted just two innings in an 8-5 loss at Citi Field as the Mets had their three-game winning streak snapped despite a late five-run surge from the offense.
Wheeler (3-8) gave up six runs in just two innings, including a mammoth two-run homer to Brandon Moss in the first and then a bases-clearing double by Yoenis Cespedes with the bases loaded in the third to make it 6-0, proving that his transformation from a potential top-of-the-rotation starter to an actual top-of-the-rotation starter is far from complete.
It was a disappointing follow-up for the right-hander.
Thoughts of a repeat complete game shutout performance were dashed quickly when Wheeler hung a 2-0 breaking ball to Moss, who ripped it high into the Pepsi Porch in right. And he didn't get any better in the second.
A Mets offense that scored double digit runs in each of the previous two games, waited until the seventh to break through against lefty Brad Mills, who was making just his second major league start since being acquired in a trade from the Brewers last week.
Lucas Duda, who didn't start because Collins didn't want to alter Tuesday's lineup that scored 10 runs, hit a pinch-hit, three-run homer to get the Mets on the board. Unfortunately for the Mets, they trailed by eight runs at the time.
Chris Young hit his third homer in two games against his former team to get the Mets within three runs in the eighth. The Mets failed to rally in the ninth.
Mills (1-0) had spent the season with Milwaukee's Triple-A affiliate in Nashville, but you wouldn't have known it Wednesday.
The Mets loaded the bases with three singles in the second inning — prompting Collins to pinch-hit for Wheeler — but Wilmer Flores flied to left to end the threat.
The lineup's woes took a backseat to Wheeler's issues, who had the shortest outing of his brief major league career. He lasted just 3 ²/₃ innings in a loss to the Giants on June 8.
And those issues came not long after Collins had sung Wheeler's praises as he looked for him to take the next step in his development.
"He came with such high expectations and everyone thought he was gonna be great right out of the gate," Collins said. "And it just shows you sometimes it takes a little time. But this guy, you just see a different personality than you did in April. This guy matured, he believes he can do it now and trusts his stuff a lot more."
It didn't do him any good Wednesday.
"You always hope after get they're exposed to the major leagues they figure out what it takes to be here and take control of the league," the manager said. "With what we saw the other day, he's doing that. He had good command of all of his pitches."
It's a transformation Collins saw Matt Harvey make a year ago.
"That's what we saw Matt do," Collins said. "They can be really special. I'm hoping that last start for Zack gets him going and four of five [outings] would be like that."
Maybe Wednesday was the one outlier.
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