Zac Thornton’s stellar Mets start came with a fulfilled promise to manager Andy Green

Source: New York Post

Zac Thornton walked off the mound yelling, his left fist pumping, after throwing his most significant pitch of the afternoon.   The left-hander, allowed to remain in Saturday’s game with two runners on base in the seventh and the Mets ahead by four runs, got Anthony Volpe to hit a grounder for an inning-ending double play. Access the Mets beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Mike Puma about the inside buzz on the Mets.