Mets' Nolan McLean dominates Giants lineup with just one working pitch: 'I was just trying to piece it together'
Mets starter Nolan McLean didn't have all his pitches working, but he had enough to pitch five perfect innings against the Giants on Friday night.
The Mets know what they got in Nolan McLean , and the young right-hander showed off that ace potential on Friday night against the Giants. McLean may not have been as dominant as some of his past starts, but he was near-perfect for most of his outing. The right-hander pitched five perfect innings, before the Giants finally wore him down in the sixth.
Still, McLean delivered the losing-streak-stopping stuff to help the Mets come away with a 10-3 win. "He was very good. The cutter was the pitch he had today," manager Carlos Mendoza said of McLean's outing.
"A lot of three-ball counts. And the cutter was the one to get back in counts to get swings and misses. It’s impressive when he doesn’t have the feel for the secondary pitches and that cutter was the way he did it today.
It goes to show you that there are so many weapons there that he can go through lineups with a pitch or two. It was good to see it. " Those three-ball counts were McLean's one kryptonite on Friday.