Jonah Tong seems to be discovering his groove with Triple-A Syracuse.
It has been a little bit of a rocky season for the Mets’ younger prime pitching prospect, however he is been throwing the ball significantly better over his previous few outings.
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Tong completed only one out shy of recording a top quality begin on Saturday night time, delivering 5.2 shutout innings in a 3-0 win over a veteran-filled Worcester lineup.
He walked the very first batter he confronted on simply 4 pitches, then instantly pushed him into scoring place with a throwing error on a pickoff try, however did effectively to strand him there.
The fitting-hander then labored round a two-single and one other throwing error of his personal to go away a person in scoring place with a strikeout by way of a fastball on the nook.
He labored round a one-out single within the third, a leadoff stroll within the fourth, and a leadoff double within the fifth.
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Tong got here again out for the sixth however was pulled after retiring the primary two batters he confronted, ending his day with simply three hits and a pair of walks allowed whereas placing out three.
He has now allowed one run or fewer in 5 of his final six begins, and two runs or fewer in six of his final seven.
Although his general numbers nonetheless aren’t the place they must be, it is encouraging to see the 23-year-old discovering his footing down the stretch within the common season.
If he can hold this up, maybe he’ll be known as upon to obtain one other alternative to settle in with the big-league membership earlier than the yr involves a detailed.
Tong pitched to a 3.60 ERA over three MLB appearances earlier this season.
