Mets' Tylor Megill pitches five dominant innings for Triple-A Syracuse

Mets starter Tylor Megill made his latest rehab start for Triple-A Syracuse on Friday night and was dominant.

After walking the first batter he faced, the big right-hander mowed down Indianapolis batters for three no-hit innings. Nick Yorke broke up the no-hit bid with a leadoff single in the fourth inning, but that would be the last baserunner against Megill, who kept Indianapolis batters off balance. 

Megill tossed 65 pitches (39 strikes) across five shutout innings, allowing the one hit, one walk and striking out four batters.

Friday was Megill's third rehab start as he tries to make his way back from an elbow sprain. It's also his third shutout appearance after he tossed 1.2 innings in his first start and 3.1 shutout innings in his second start. While Megill didn't have the strikeout stuff like he did in his second start, where he struck out nine batters, he went longer in the game, which is something the Mets are certainly happy to see.

Also of note from Friday's game was first base prospect Ryan Clifford. The young slugger clubbed his first Triple-A homer (373 feet), taking right-hander Wilkin Ramos deep over the left field wall.

Clifford would single in a run in his second at-bat and went 2-for-3 with the two RBI through the seventh inning.

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