The Mets, as manager Carlos Mendoza put it, did not need Nolan McLean to play hero in his major league debut Saturday. They just wanted a good start, an outing that would give New York a chance to beat the Seattle Mariners and maybe,

McLean joined Matt Harvey as the only pitchers in Mets history to earn a win, strike out eight or more and allow zero runs in their debut.

The Mets' top pitching prospect tossed five scoreless innings against the Seattle Mariners in his first MLB start.