The New York Mets had been trying to sweep the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday evening, and rookie pitcher Nolan McLean made certain his workforce got here away with a win.
McLean tossed eight shutout innings, holding the Phillies to only one hit till the sixth inning. He allowed 4 hits total whereas putting out six and strolling none, needing simply 95 pitches (71 strikes).
The Mets offense continued to ship some well timed hitting, going 5-for-8 with runners in scoring place. Third baseman Mark Vientos stayed sizzling, launching a two-run homer that made it a six-run recreation within the seventh inning.
Reliever Brooks Raley closed out the 6-0 win within the ninth inning at Citi Area, bringing the Mets inside 4 video games of the Phillies (76-57) within the Nationwide League East. New York (72-61) is now 4 video games forward of the Cincinnati Reds (68-65) for the ultimate NL wild-card spot.
With Wednesday’s dominant outing, the 24-year-old McLean is now undefeated in three begins since debuting on Aug. 16. The previous third-round choose lowered his ERA to 0.89, with 21 strikeouts and simply 4 walks in 20.1 innings pitched.
