It looks like Nolan McLean has once again found his groove.

The 24-year-old flamethrower was electric Wednesday afternoon, tossing seven dominant innings against the Cincinnati Reds. He struck out nine, allowed just three hits and one walk, and delivered his longest outing of June.

“That was excellent,” manager Carlos Mendoza said after the game.

That comment was an understatement.

McLean’s struggles in May were well documented. Across six starts, he posted a 6.10 ERA and allowed 21 earned runs. For comparison, he surrendered just 10 earned runs over the first month and a half of the season.

Whatever adjustments he’s made during this time appear to be paying off. Through three June starts, McLean has allowed just three earned runs across 17 innings, good for a 1.59 ERA. The strong stretch has helped lower his season ERA back below 4.00, where it now sits at 3.67.

“I was establishing the zone early. I was able to get some chases late,” McLean said of his outing.

The righty retired the first seven batters he faced before running into his only real trouble in the third inning. An error, a double, and a hit-by-pitch loaded the bases and led to a sacrifice fly, but that was as close as Cincinnati would come to making things interesting.

The Reds were completely overmatched after that. They managed just one hit in the sixth and another in the seventh, but neither runner ever posed much of a threat. McLean continued to pound the zone and miss bats, and with the offense generating more runs in game three than they scored all series long, the Reds were buried beyond retribution.

For a pitcher of McLean’s caliber, Wednesday felt like a return to form. The version of McLean that dazzled Mets fans early in the season appears to be back.

Now, will that help the Mets crawl out from the hole they seem trapped in? So far, it seems unlikely. However, McLean doesn’t seem to feel that pressure when comparing himself to the rest of the pitching staff.

“I wouldn’t say I put any more pressure or responsibility on myself,” he said when asked about the rest of the starting rotation’s issues. “Every time I go out there, I’m trying to win a baseball game.”