Nolan McLean's strong outing wasted as Mets blanked by Braves, 4-0

James O'Connell, New York Daily News on Aug 11, 2026

Published in Baseball

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Nolan McLean bounced back on Tuesday, but his performance was wasted by a lifeless offense.

The Mets' young ace tossed six innings, allowing just one run on one hit while striking out three in a 4-0 loss to the Braves on Tuesday night. However, the one hit he allowed was a solo home run to Ozzie Albies in the fifth inning.

McLean’s strong outing came after he allowed five earned runs in his previous appearance against the Cleveland Guardians.

The Mets put together just four hits the entire game, two coming off the bat of Carson Benge and were 0 for 2 with runners in scoring position.

Jefry Yan followed McLean and there was no jumping in the air for him tonight. The southpaw recorded two outs but allowed a run on one hit and three walks as it was far from an entertaining outing.

Chayce McDermott tossed 1 1/3 innings to end the game, allowing two runs on a Matt Olson homer in the eighth. The Mets were seeking their third win in a row and seventh in their last eight games but will have to start a new positive stretch on Wednesday night in the series finale and rubber match against the Braves.

Zac Thornton will take the ball for the Mets. Thornton is 3-2 with a 2.52 ERA in seven starts this season. Tyler Mahle (3-9 with a 4.83 ERA) will toe the slab for the Braves.