Mets' McLean Dazzles in Perfect Game Bid

0:00It's April 4th. Welcome to New York Met's News Today, AI-powered coverage of your squad. I'm Cory with the story. The New York Met's snapped their three-game losing streak with a solid win over the San Francisco Giants last night. Rookie starter Nolan McLean stole the show, dominating for five innings with the perfect game going until the sixth. The Met's offense jumped out to a two-nothing lead early, setting him up nice. McLean leaned on his cutter-pitch to escape jams. A pitch he had barely used in his first nine starts. But control issues caught up in the six two walks, and an RBI double from Wiley Atomas ended his night at 93 pitches, allowing two runs, one, unearned. Players like Marcus Semyon from the other side were hyped about McLean's arsenal. He said, if McLean commands just two of his six pitches, he's trouble. Imagine when he's dialed in. McLean downplayed it, calling the out-and-grindy with too many deep counts. His final line, one hit, two walks, four strikeouts over those five frames.

1:04Manager Carlos Mendoza was impressed, seeing top rotation potential in the ten-start Rookie. Expect more nights like this as McLean sharpens up. That kind of upside could carry the Met's deep this season.