SOMERSET, N.J. — Double-A Somerset manager Raul Domínguez smiled when asked what it was like to face the Mets ’ No. 3 prospect (Baseball America), Jonah Tong , last week.

“For me,” Domínguez said assuredly, “he’s a big league pitcher.”

One could dismiss this as recency bias.

On Tuesday, Tong held the Yankees’ Double-A affiliate scoreless on three hits and eight strikeouts over five innings.

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But Domínguez speaks from experience. His team’s performance was actually an improvement from the last time they faced Tong, if you could believe it.

The first time, on June 4, Tong held the Patriots hitless through five with 11 strikeouts.

“You need to have a plan with pitchers like him,” Domínguez said. “I me

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