McLean's Perfect Game Falters, Mets Hold Lead

0:00On April 4, Nolan McLean had the baseball world buzzing Friday night in San Francisco. The Mets' young right-hander was perfect through five innings in his tenth major league start, retiring 15-3 batters without a blemish. That magic ended fast in the sixth. He walked lead off hitter Harrison Bader, then Patrick Bailey, before Willie Adamay's ripped an RBI double on his 93rd pitch, killing any. No hitter hopes in pushing his count too high. McLean's stuff still looked elite, drawing mostly weak contact or nothing at all, with just one hard-hit ball right at the fielder. He wrapped with two runs allowed, one earned, on a single hit, two walks and four strikeouts. The Giants used that frame to score twice off the Mets' five-nothing lead, one crossing on a pass ball after reliever Brooks Rally took over. McLean's proving he's built for the top of rotations, keeping New York ahead and eyes on his bright future. That's the story for today, MLB News Today, driven by AI.