Mets' Nolan McLean shows his best against Dodgers: 'He dominated one of the best lineups in the league'

Nolan McLean continues to impress with every outing, but Tuesday night's matchup against the defending World Series champion Dodgers was arguably his best start yet. Going up against Yoshinobu Yamamoto , McLean held the vaunted Dodgers offense to just one run on two hits across seven innings while striking out eight. Unfortunately for the Mets , Yamamoto held their lineup to just one run on four hits before the Dodgers lineup scratched a run across on New York's bullpen to pull out the 2-1 win .

"They were both awesome," Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said of the pitcher's duel. "Yamamoto was pretty nasty, but Nolan was pretty nasty too. They went head-to-head.

It was inning after inning, batter after batter, pitch after pitch. They made it tough on hitters. Sucks losing that one, especially when you get that type of outing.

But they were both on their game today. " It's tough for any pitcher to pitch on the road in Los Angeles, let alone against a lineup that features Shohei Ohtani among other future Hall of Famers, but the moment wasn't too big for McLean. The 24-year-old has been lauded for his even-keel demeanor and competitiveness since he was called up late last year and that shone through on Tuesday.