Among MLB pitchers who have pitched more than 40 innings this season, two of them are Mets. If you had to guess which two, you’d probably start with Jacob deGrom, and you’d be right, as he has a 1.57 ERA on the season. The other? No, it’s not Noah Syndergaard. It’s Seth Lugo.

The 28-year-old Lugo lowered his ERA to 1.77 after his dominant start against the Yankees Sunday night. In 6.0 innings he allowed just two hits, striking out eight and walking none. He was on a pitch count, but having thrown just 84 pitches, on a “normal” start he would have been able to go seven or even eight innings.

“Lugo, man, he was unbelievable tonight,” Todd Frazier said with a smile.

Unbelievable isn’t the word I would use, as he has been dominating all season. He’s been even better recently as he’s pitched 13-straight scoreless innings over his last three outings, including two starts. Further back, he has allowed just three runs in his last 31.1 innings (0.86 ERA) dating to May 1. Make no mistake, this is no fluke. It is real domination. He’s been able to command each of his five pitches to a T, completely flustering hitters. Here is his pitch selection for Sunday’s start:

4-Seam Fastball: 26
2-Seam Fastball: 17
Curveball: 27
Slider: 8
Changeup: 6

“Me and Devin [Mesoraco] and Dave [Eiland], we came up with a game plan and executed the pitches,” Lugo said after the game. “I think I left just a couple pitches over the plate, but they put a couple of bad swings on them so I was fortunate there.”

He has been great at mixing up his pitches all season, but last night he was nearly perfect, throwing his pitches where and how he wanted. We’ve seen him throw his fastball 95-97 mph in relief, which you’re able to do when you know you’re not going to pitch more than one or two innings, but he still ramped it up last night with his 84th pitch clocking in at 95 mph.

“That was a tremendous start,” manager Mickey Callaway said after the game. “I’m sure not too many pitchers have done that to the Yankees this year.”

Though the Mets struggles have been with the bullpen and not the starting rotation, he has been so good that it makes you reconsider his role. Would you rather have him dominate in one or two inning at the end of a close game, or dominate for 5-7 innings at the beginning?

“Yeah, it makes you second-guess,” Callaway said regarding Lugo’s role. “He’s making a case for himself and we have a tough decision to make, and that’s always a good thing.”

He has started two games this season and has not allowed a run in either. More impressively, those two starts came against two teams each with a very strong offense, the Yankees and the Cubs. In those 10 innings, he has allowed five hits and struck out 11 with no walks.

Any way you look at it, Lugo has been phenomenal this season. However, the Mets rotation has been one of the best in baseball over the last month, while the bullpen has been atrocious. In Lugo you have someone who can pitch out of the bullpen, and he’s been about as sure a thing as you can get. The Mets have a great problem to have in deciding what to do with him.

Did you know? With last night’s win, the Mets improved to 18-10 in Lugo’s first 28 career starts. According to Elias, only Dwight Gooden (19-9) had a better team record in his first 28 career starts with the Mets than Lugo.