The Mets are on a roll winning 16 of their last 25 games!
Daniel Murphy and John Buck each had two hits and drove in two runs as the Mets won their fourth in a row, including three straight over the slumping World Series champions. The Giants have lost 16 of 19 according to USA Today.
Wheeler (3-1), selected by the Giants with the sixth overall pick in the 2009 amateur draft, took a shutout into the seventh. He allowed one run and three hits, struck out five and walked three.
"That's the best all-around stuff I've seen," Mets manager Terry Collins said. "He pounded the strike zone and got outs. He has a chance to be very good."
San Francisco dealt Wheeler to the Mets in July 2011 for outfielder Carlos Beltran. The trip to San Francisco brought back memories from his time with the Giants.
"Romo and me would talk all the time," Wheeler said. "He'd sit me down and talk me through things. It was fun to be able to watch him pitch the first night."
Matt Cain (5-6) lasted less than an inning for the first time in his career, giving up three runs and two hits while walking three and getting just two outs. He is 0-3 with a 6.38 ERA in his last five starts.
"We needed a chance to win it, and I wasn't giving them an opportunity right there," Cain said. "I was walking guys. They got a couple of hits they needed, and that was it."
San Francisco dropped to 40-50, its first time 10 games under .500 since the Giants finished 72-90 in 2008, according to STATS. San Francisco was swept at home for the first time since July 27-29 last year against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Wheeler retired 14 of his first 16 hitters before Pablo Sandoval singled for the Giants' first hit with two outs in the fourth. Wheeler also hit an RBI double.
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