McLean did not put on a cape, but he delivered what the Mets needed, striking out eight hitters and flashing clutch leather over 5⅓ scoreless innings in the team's 3-1 win at Citi Field.

Starting pitcher Nolan McLean tossed 5.1 scoreless innings and recorded eight strikeouts while only allowing two hits and four walks in his MLB debut.

McLean got out of a bases-loaded jam in the third when he made a backhanded grab of Julio Rodríguez's comebacker and whirled to second to start the inning-ending 1-4-3 double play.