The New York Mets are again turning to a rookie pitcher in their pursuit of a playoff berth. Two weeks after promoting Nolan McLean to the majors, the Mets will start a different young right-hander on Friday night when Jonah Tong gets the call against the Miami Marlins .

Tong, 22, is a former seventh-round pick who has made just two starts in Triple-A this season in the wake of McLean's promotion to The Show. Back in the spring, CBS Sports identified him as a minor-league breakout candidate . He's since validated that assertion, compiling a 1.43 ERA and striking out more than 40% of the batters he faced in 22 starts split across the upper minors.

"This is fast," Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns said earlier this week. "There's no question this is fast. He's

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