Gavin Sheets of the San Diego Padres and Zack Wheeler of the Philadelphia Phillies posted the highest weekly scores in The Game Network Performance Index from May 11-17. Sheets batted .625 with 4 home runs and 8 RBI across 6 games, while Wheeler pitched 14.1 innings with 12 strikeouts and 1 earned run in 2 starts.
Sheets went 10-for-16 during the week with a 2.177 OPS. His best performance came on May 17, when he went 3-for-3 with 2 home runs, 4 RBI and 2 walks. The outfielder collected at least one hit in all 6 games, including 3 multi-hit performances.
Wheeler allowed 1 earned run across his 2 starts for a 0.63 ERA. He struck out 12 batters while issuing just 3 walks. His dominant outing on May 17 featured 7 scoreless innings with 8 strikeouts and no earned runs allowed.
Through 42 games this season, Sheets is batting .262 with 9 home runs, 21 RBI and an .896 OPS. Wheeler has made 5 starts, posting a 3-0 record with a 1.99 ERA, 30 strikeouts and 0.88 WHIP across 31.7 innings.