Wisler extends mastery of Mets in 8-inning gem

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NEW YORK — In throwing eight scoreless innings of one-hit ball in the Braves’ 3-0 win on Tuesday night at Citi Field, Matt Wisler showed why he garnered so much attention when he came to Spring Training and provided strong indication that he could prove to be one of the most valuable members of Atlanta’s rotation this year.

“I think that was probably one of the best outings of my career so far,” Wisler said. “One hit over eight innings, that’s pretty good for me. I had a couple of walks, but overall I felt pretty good.”

Though Wisler might not have been overly dominant — he struck out four and induced just three ground balls — he was in command throughout his 106-pitch effort against the Mets, who had averaged 5.5 runs while winning nine of their previous 10 games. The 23-year-old right-hander induced a pair of double-play groundouts and …

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