It was another great day for Mets pitching prospects Nolan McLean and Jonah Tong as both were on the mound for their respective clubs on Saturday night.
In Triple-A, McLean pitched five innings and allowed two earned runs on three hits (two home runs) and two walks while striking out six. He threw 90 pitches (55 strikes) and saw his ERA for Syracuse rise slightly to 2.68.
Over McLean's last six outings, the right-hander has allowed two earned runs or fewer each time and continues to impress since his promotion from Double-A earlier this season.
Speaking of Double-A, another young right-hander had himself another stellar showing as Tong struck out 11 and allowed just two hits over 7.2 scoreless innings for Binghamton.
The 22-year-old is up to 107 strikeouts this season in just 67 innings as Saturday was the fourth time Tong has reached double-digit strikeouts for the Rumble Ponies. Tong also lowered his ERA to 1.75 and is 3-0 with a 0.78 ERA across four starts this month.
After giving up three earned runs in his first two starts this year, Tong hasn't allowed more than two earned runs in his last 11 starts as his ascension up the Mets' prospect list continues.
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