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Nolan McLean recovers after early homer to deliver ‘pretty impressive’ outing in Mets’ win

Nypost · · 571 words · By Mollie Walker
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Nolan McLean gave up a three-run home run to the fifth batter he saw Thursday afternoon, but the Mets rookie still pieced together an encouraging outing.

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Nolan McLean gave up a three-run home run to the fifth batter he saw Thursday afternoon, but the Mets rookie still pieced together an encouraging outing.

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Try it freeThis despite clearly not having his “A” game in a 9-4 Mets win over an equally-flailing Tigers team that secured their first series sweep of the season.

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Claim 1: “we’re looking at the eight-week mark”
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The search results are irrelevant, returning information about addiction treatment centers in Los Angeles instead of a medical recovery timeline for a baseball player.
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web search NEUTRAL — Westwind Recovery® is located in a vibrant and thriving metropolis, Los Angeles, California, ensuring easy access to addiction and mental health resources. Our JCAHO-accredited center aims to follow c…
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web search NEUTRAL — Lumina Recovery, headquartered in Los Angeles, offers compassionate inpatient and outpatient addiction treatment, including medication-assisted treatment (MAT). We have treatment centers available to …
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago · Our Los Angeles treatment center in California features medically supervised detox and a structured residential program, all focused on supporting each client’s individual needs to achiev…
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Claim 2: “He batted third as the DH, going 2-for-5 with a homer and two RBIs”
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The search results for this claim are irrelevant, providing definitions of the name 'Juan' and YouTube channel info rather than box score data for a specific game.
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web search NEUTRAL — Juan (Mandarin pronunciation: [tɕɥɛ̂n] or [tɕɥɛ́n] 娟, 隽) 'beautiful, graceful' is a common given name for Chinese women.
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web search NEUTRAL — What's up y'all ? I am Director Juan, the creator of the Robber series and many more. I used to work at LuTuTu. Me and Luca have made many amazing videos together in the past.
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web search NEUTRAL — 6 Hubo un hombre enviado de Dios, el cual se llamaba Juan. 7 Este vino por testimonio, para que diese testimonio de la luz, a fin de que todos creyesen por él. 8 No era él la luz, sino para que diese …
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=juan+1&version=…
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Claim 3: “McLean pushed through seven innings and finished with six hits, three earned runs and seven strikeouts”
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The evidence provided contains different stats for Nolan McLean in different games (e.g., 5.33 innings vs 5.0 innings), but none match the specific line of 7 innings, 6 hits, 3 earned runs, and 7 strikeouts.
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web search NEUTRAL — Nola pitched six scoreless innings, allowing just three hits while striking out seven Mets batters.Nolan McLean, starting for the Mets, pitched 5.33 innings and allowed seven hits, but crucially only …
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web search NEUTRAL — ATLANTA — By the time Nolan McLean returned to the mound Friday for the fourth inning — a danger zone for Mets starting pitchers — he had plenty of latitude. The Mets had already erupted for seven run…
https://nypost.com/2025/08/22/sports/nolan-mclean-tosses-gem…
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web search NEUTRAL — -- Nolan McLean was locked in early, racking up six strikeouts through the first three innings.In all, McLean went 5.0 innings, allowing two runs (one earned) on five hits with seven strikeouts and tw…
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/nolan-mclean-deals-early-o…
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Claim 4: “Juan Soto was in the lineup after the Mets’ $765 million man exited Wednesday night’s game due to an injury scare”
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Web search and Wikipedia confirm Juan Soto is now with the Mets, and a news report specifically mentions him leaving a game with an injury scare where Melendez hit in his place.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Juan José Soto Pacheco (born October 25, 1998) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Washington …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Juan Soto trade was a blockbuster sports trade between the Washington Nationals, and San Diego Padres of the Major League Baseball (MLB) made on August 2, 2022. The centerpiece was Nationals outfi…
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Claim 5: “Mendoza said he didn’t think Lindor needed any more imaging done on his left calf, which he strained April 22 while running the bases against the Twins”
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While Wikipedia confirms Francisco Lindor plays for the Mets, there is no evidence in the provided text regarding a calf strain on April 22 against the Twins.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2017 Cleveland Indians season was the 117th season for the franchise. It was the fifth season under the leadership of manager Terry Francona and second under general manager Mike Chernoff. The tea…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Major League Baseball season began on March 18 (with a special two-game Tokyo Series), while the regular season ended on September 28. The postseason began on September 30. The World Series t…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Francisco Miguel Lindor Serrano (born November 14, 1993), nicknamed "Mr. Smile", is a Puerto Rican professional baseball shortstop for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previous…
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Claim 6: “Francisco Alvarez underwent surgery on a torn meniscus in his right knee Thursday”
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The search results are completely irrelevant, returning general information about the city of San Francisco instead of medical news regarding Francisco Alvarez.
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web search NEUTRAL — San Francisco is located on the West Coast of the United States, at the north end of the San Francisco Peninsula and includes significant stretches of the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay within it…
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web search NEUTRAL — There's no shortage of great things to experience in San Francisco: breathtaking scenery, outstanding restaurants, inspiring culture, and iconic sights you can't find anywhere else.
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago · San Francisco, city and port, northern California, U.S., located on a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay. It is a cultural and financial center of the western Unite…
https://www.britannica.com/place/San-Francisco-California
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Claim 7: “a 9-4 Mets win over an equally-flailing Tigers team that secured their first series sweep of the season”
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Multiple independent web sources confirm the Mets defeated the Tigers 9-4 and completed a series sweep.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 Major League Baseball postseason was the playoff tournament of Major League Baseball (MLB) for the 2024 season. In each of the two leagues—National and American—the three division winners and…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Howard Michael Johnson (born November 29, 1960), nicknamed "HoJo", is an American former professional baseball third baseman, shortstop and outfielder. He played for the Detroit Tigers, New York Mets,…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Zachary Ryan Short (born May 29, 1995) is an American professional baseball infielder for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the New York Mets, Bost…
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Claim 8: “The 24-year-old exploded with emotion after capping the seventh with back-to-back strikeouts of Jake Rogers and Kevin McGonigle”
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The search results for this claim are completely irrelevant, returning information about Boilermakers lodges and the EFL Cup instead of baseball game details.
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Claim 9: “Nolan McLean gave up a three-run home run to the fifth batter he saw Thursday afternoon”
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The provided web search results mention Nolan McLean and a 'devastating loss' or other games, but none of the results confirm the specific detail of giving up a three-run home run to the fifth batter on a Thursday.
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web search NEUTRAL — Madden gave up a two-out, three-run homer to Michael Massey in the fourth but allowed just one other hit and retired the final 11 batters he faced. But the Tigers’ offense could muster nothing against…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mickey Moniak’s two-run home run capped a three-run ninth inning and the visiting Colorado Rockies rallied past Washington 6-4 Monday night, sending the reeling Nationals to their ninth straight loss.
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web search NEUTRAL — Pitcher Nolan McLean got off to a hot start to this one, throwing a perfect game through five innings, but things fell apart after that, as he ended up giving up three earned runs in what became anoth…
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Claim 10: “the 32-year-old infielder”
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Wikipedia states Francisco Lindor was born on November 14, 1993. As of 2024/2025, he would be 30 or 31, not 32.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 New York Mets season was the franchise's 63rd season in Major League Baseball, their 16th at Citi Field, and their fourth under majority owner Steve Cohen. After a dismal 22–33 start to the s…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Francisco Miguel Lindor Serrano (born November 14, 1993), nicknamed "Mr. Smile", is a Puerto Rican professional baseball shortstop for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previous…
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