Ex-Mets prospect Allan Winans beats old team for first major league win

Allan Winans by no means obtained an opportunity to go to Citi Subject when he was within the Mets group.

That was OK with him. It was definitely worth the wait.

His first journey to Queens resulted in his first victory within the majors — as a member of the Braves.

The previous Mets draft decide beat his outdated group, throwing seven shutout innings within the Braves’ 21-3 humiliation of the Mets within the opener of a day-night doubleheader on Saturday at Citi Subject.

The Mets additionally suffered a 6-0 loss within the nightcap.

“I’m comfortable the place I’m at, that’s for positive,” Winans mentioned after his second profession begin as an enormous leaguer.

The Mets chosen Winans within the seventeenth spherical of the 2018 draft out of Campbell College.

He was a starter in school, however they transformed him right into a reliever.

He excelled in that function in 2021, pitching to a 1.72 ERA with 45 strikeouts and three saves in 47.0 innings of labor between Single-A Brooklyn and Double-A Binghamton.

That December, nevertheless, the Mets left him unprotected within the minor league section of the Rule 5 Draft. The Braves picked him up and made him a starter once more.

“To be honest, it was a bit shocking. I felt like I had a fairly good yr, and clearly I’ve the utmost confidence in myself,” mentioned Winans, who turned the seventh Braves rookie to throw seven shutout innings, permit 4 or fewer hits and strike out 9 or extra batters in a recreation. “However they selected to go in a unique path and the Braves selected to go in my path. So fairly grateful.”

He has pitched effectively for Triple-A Gwinnett this yr, compiling a 2.79 ERA whereas permitting simply 87 hits in 113 innings with 101 strikeouts.

He obtained his first shot with the Braves on July 22, giving up two earned runs in 4 ¹/₃ innings in opposition to the Brewers.

Saturday was clearly extra memorable due to how effectively he pitched and the crew he confronted.

“It’s cool to throw in opposition to guys that you realize and compete in opposition to these guys,” mentioned Winans, who listed Francisco Alvarez, Mark Vientos, Josh Walker, Brett Baty and Tylor Megill as Mets he performed alongside within the minor leagues and stays mates with. “It’s all the time good to come back out on the profitable facet. Getting your first ‘W’ within the large leagues is fairly cool, it doesn’t matter what crew it’s [against].”