Anthony Kay/Photo Credit: Ed Delany, MMN

When the Mets drafted Long Island natives Justin Dunn and Anthony Kay in the first round of the 2013 draft, they envisioned two big arms at the top of their rotation who would dominate opposing batters.  Yesterday, the Mets got a glimpse of that.

For the third time in four starts for Double-A Binghamton, Dunn was dominant. In seven strong innings against the Trenton Thunder, Dunn allowed just one earned off five hits and just one walk.

In those seven innings, he also matched a career high with 10 strikeouts. Impressively, this included his striking out the final three batters he faced as he neared towards 100 pitches.

In his time between St. Lucie and Binghamton, Dunn is now 3-5 with a 2.51 ERA, 1.242 WHIP, and an 11.2 K/9.

This has been an impressive season for Dunn where he is showing everyone why the Mets had such confidence in his being a starter when they made him their first round pick.

In addition to Dunn’s strong performance, fellow 2016 first round pick Kay would have an impressive start that went into the seventh inning.

In his first professional season after having Tommy John not long after he was drafted, Kay might have turned out his best start setting career (season) best 11 strikeouts. Those 11 strikeouts are all the more impressive when you consider Kay issued no walks.

In total, Kay pitched 6.2 innings allowing just two earned on five hits.

Those two earned are a bit deceiving as both runs charged to him were inherited runners the reliever allowed to score.

On the season, Kay is now striking out 10.1 per nine, and he has a 3.55 K/BB ratio.

This is quite impressive when you consider this isn’t just his first year back from Tommy John, but it’s also his first ever professional season.

Two years ago, the Mets dreamed of days with Dunn and Kay dominating the competition. That plan was on full display yesterday, and it will be something to watch for the upcoming weeks and years.