McLean's Perfect Start: Mets' Future Bright

0:00On April 4th, Metz pitcher Nolan McLean flashed Ace potential Friday night against the Giants, tossing five perfect innings before they cracked him in. The sixth, he wasn't lights out dominant, but his stuff snapped their losing streak with a convincing 10-3 victory. McLean leaned hard on his cutter that night, throwing at 19 times out of 93 pitches for his best swings and misses. High pitch counts from full counts wore him down, leading to walks and a double that ended the perfection. Manager Carlos Mendoza, raved about the cutter bailing him out, calling the kid special, even on an off day, with secondary stuff. McLean admitted nothing fell sharp, yet he grinded through without realizing he was perfect a later. Even Giants infielder Marcus Simeon hyped him, saying, imagine this when he feels great. This marks McLean's 10th big league start, sitting at six wins and one loss with a sparkling 2.16 ERA. The Metz offense erupted for 10 runs, but he gave him breathing room early. Small sample or not, when McLean's on the mound, New York's odds skyrocket proof, they're building around this 24-year-old, righty for the long, hall.

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