"Texas tried it again on Sunday afternoon, taking McLean's first 18 offerings. McLean struck out the first two men he faced, looking, despite falling behind in the count, walked Joc Pederson, then got Adolis Garcia to line out to center on the first swing of the day. So began another gem from McLean, who went six shutout innings, allowing five hits and two walks to go with seven strikeouts."
"Nolan was impressive again. It looks like they had a good plan there, especially against his sweeper, where they took some pitches early in counts, Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said. They were aggressive on that pitch, and he kind of recognized that, and he started using that sinker. He started using that changeup that is what makes this guy who he is."
Nolan McLean delivered six shutout innings against the Texas Rangers, allowing five hits, two walks and striking out seven. Texas attempted to take his first 18 offerings early, replicating a strategy used two nights earlier, but McLean adapted by deploying his sinker and changeup. McLean became the first pitcher in Mets history to begin a career with six straight starts of five-plus innings and two-or-fewer runs allowed. His ERA dropped to 1.19, and he has yet to allow a run in his first three Citi Field starts, with 40 strikeouts tying Dwight Gooden for third-most across a pitcher's first six career starts.
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