Luis Torrens sees the “flair of a superstar,” Carlos Mendoza liked the way he attacked and Pete Alonso took notice of the way rookie Nolan McLean prepared between starts.

McLean shook off a poor first inning to strike out seven in six innings, leading the Mets to a 12-5 victory at Detroit on Tuesday and becoming the first Mets pitcher to win his first four career starts. His 28 strikeouts through four starts are second in Mets history to Nolan Ryan (29).

A few more bits of trivia: He’s the first MLB pitcher to win his first four in 11 years, the 25th ever and the first since Jered Weaver of the Los Angeles Angels in 2006 to win his first four while allowing two earned runs or fewer in each start. McLean’s ERA is 1.37 and his WHIP is 0.76 through 26 1/3 innings pitched.

“You know it’s the attitude that he has when he’s on that mound,” Torrens said through an interpreter. “He’s always out there trying to compete. But yes, he has that attitude and that flair of a superstar.”

“Confidence is high,” McLean said. “Starting to lose confidence in the sweeper and curveball early just cause I wasn’t throwing it for strikes, and then once I got in a groove there, I figured I’d go back and try it again and ended up having it later in the game.”

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McLean gave up two runs in the first inning, allowing two walks and two singles, but finished strong, setting down the final 14 batters he faced. He gave up three hits, three walks and threw 56 of 90 pitches for strikes.

“Another impressive outing for him,” Mendoza said. “You know we all saw how the first inning, especially the sweeper and the curveball … he didn’t have command of those pitches.

“That’s what you call pitching and understanding that you have to make adjustments and find a way to get through you know five, six innings and he was able to do that. I thought he attacked and then once we got the lead he continued to stay on the attack.

“He went to the sinker when he needed to, the change-up when he needed to. And he continued to mix in some of the sweepers, the curveball, and he goes out there and before you know it, you look up and it’s six innings and he’s giving you a chance to win a baseball game. Another really good sign for a kid that is just making his fourth start here at the big-league level.”

Alonso had a ton of praise for the 24-year-old’s work between starts.

“Obviously, what he’s doing on the field is great and awesome and is helping us win, which is awesome,” the first baseman said. “But I’m actually like really thoroughly impressed with his day-to-day process. Like the stuff that no one really sees, like on Day One, Two, Three and Four between starts.

“I know everyone’s gonna be talking about all the great stuff he’s doing on the field, which is for sure warranted. But how he’s going about his business, the day-to-day, it’s super impressive. And that’s the reason why he’s able to do what he’s been able to do on the field. So a huge, huge kudos to that.

“He’s been a pro since he’s come up and there’s no doubt why. Like for me, seeing him go about his business, there’s no shock and awe on why he’s finding success. So when he throws the rock, he’s got poise. He’s got grit. Obviously, the stuff to match that. So really impressed so far with his first few starts.”