The Mets secured their third straight win last night with a 10-run 12th inning explosion. Those 10 runs matched the Mets’ entire offensive output from their series against the Diamondbacks earlier this month, but it finally feels like the bats may be waking up for the Metropolitans. Bo Bichette homered for the first time in what feels like an eternity, while Juan Soto turned in a respectable 2-for-5 performance with a pair of walks and RBIs against his former team.

The Mets will run it back tonight against the division rival Washington Nationals, with McLean on the bump against Forest Griffin. Griffin is coming off his worst outing of the 2026 season after surrendering nine runs to the Reds in just 4.1 innings. The Mets sit as -142 favorites at the time of writing. If they’re going to salvage this rocky start to the season, every McLean start has to be a win.