NEW YORK (AP) — Jonah Tong walked in from the bullpen to a loud ovation and took the mound to another boisterous reaction from the sellout crowd.

Tong threw six pitches in three minutes and then sat for about 25 minutes. The 22-year-old Canadian threw 20 more in the second inning and his break lasted slightly longer.

In his anticipated debut, Tong completed his first five innings as a major leaguer on a Friday night when the Mets set a team record for runs in a home game and earned another start in New York’s six-man rotation in the midst of a playoff race.

“Insane, that’s everything I’ve ever dreamed of as a kid growing up,” Tong said. ”

The Mets hit two of their six homers in a five-run first inning, added another in a 28-minute seven-run second when they sent 11 to the plate en rout

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