Nolan McLean offered the struggling Mets a much-needed carry on Saturday, tossing 5 1/3 scoreless innings in his main league debut as New York beat the Seattle Mariners 3-1.
McLean (1-0) allowed two hits with 4 walks and struck out eight to assist carry the Mets to only their third win of their final 17 video games.
The 24-year-old right-hander, a 2023 draft select of Oklahoma State, confirmed off a five-pitch arsenal that included a high-70s curveball, a high-80s sweeper, a 90-mph cutter and sinkers and fastballs measured within the excessive 90s.
The gang gave him three standing ovations — first when he walked off the mound within the sixth and once more when he was pictured on the scoreboard previous to the seventh and ninth innings.
Francisco Lindor had an RBI double within the third earlier than the Mets added insurance coverage within the seventh, when Juan Soto had a sacrifice fly and Pete Alonso hit a run-scoring double.
Alonso now has 100 RBIs, the fourth time in his profession he’s reached the century mark.
Edwin Diaz gave up Eugenio Suarez’s ninth-inning homer however acquired the ultimate six outs for his twenty fourth save.
Bryan Woo (10-7) gave up one run over six innings — the twenty fourth time in as many begins this season he’s lasted at the very least six frames.
McLean acquired out of a bases-loaded jam within the third when he made a backhanded seize of Julio Rodriguez’s comebacker and whirled to second to start out the inning-ending 1-4-3 double play.
McLean is the seventh Mets pitcher to throw at the very least 5 scoreless innings in his large league debut and the primary since Zack Wheeler on June 18, 2013.
The groups head to Williamsport, Pennsylvania for the MLB Little League Traditional on Sunday evening, when RHP Clay Holmes (9-6, 3.71 ERA) begins for the Mets in opposition to Mariners RHP George Kirby (8-5, 3.71).
Reporting by The Related Press.
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