"McLean might have been the best I've seen him, with his sweeper an expression of pure cruelty toward hitters. The Diamondbacks ran out of challenges, basically because they couldn't believe what McLean's pitches were doing."
"Alas, it's April. McLean came out for the seventh a little less crisp than he'd been; a walk and a single brought him to 100 pitches and sent him from the mound with one out."
"Rodriguez had been very nearly as good, dotting pitches at the bottom of the strike zone and keeping the Mets looking as befuddled as their Arizona counterparts."
"In came Luke Weaver, mostly reliable so far, and out went the air from the balloon. Weaver didn't pitch that badly, to my eyes: The Diamondbacks squared up some pitches."
The Mets started strong with a 1-0 lead thanks to Luis Robert Jr.'s home run. Nolan McLean pitched impressively until the seventh inning when he lost his edge. Despite his strong performance, he exited after reaching 100 pitches with runners on base. Eduardo Rodriguez matched McLean's effectiveness, leaving the Mets struggling. Luke Weaver entered the game but could not maintain the lead as the Diamondbacks capitalized on his pitches, highlighting the challenges of early-season baseball.
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