Here is a look at notable first career starts in Mets history.

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NOLAN RYAN
Sept. 18, 1966 at Houston
L, 1 inning, 4 hits, 4 runs, 2 walks, 3 strikeouts. |

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TOM SEAVER
April 13, 1967 vs. Pittsburgh
ND, 5.1 innings, 6 hits, 2 runs, 4 walks, 8 strikeouts. |

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JERRY KOOSMAN
Sept. 17, 1967 at Houston
ND, 7 innings, 6 hits, 2 runs, 5 walks, 2 strikeouts |

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JON MATLACK
July 11, 1971 at Cincinnati
ND, 7 innings, 6 hits, 2 runs, 0 walks, 1 strikeout |

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RON DARLING
Sept. 6, 1983 vs. Philadelphia
L, 6.1 innings, 5 hits, 1 run, 1 walk, 6 strikeouts |

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DWIGHT GOODEN
April 7, 1984 at Houston
W, 5 innings, 3 hits, 1 run, 2 walks, 5 strikeouts |

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JASON ISRINGHAUSEN
July 17, 1995 at Chicago Cubs
ND, 7 Innings, 2 hits, 2 runs, 2 walks, 6 strikeouts |

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MIKE PELFREY
July 8, 2006 vs. Florida
W, 5 innings, 5 hits, 3 runs, 2 earned runs, 4 walks, 3 strikeouts |

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JONATHON NIESE
Sept. 2, 2008 at Milwaukee
ND, 3 innings, 7 hits, 5 runs, 4 walks, 2 strikeouts |

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MATT HARVEY
July 26, 2012 at Arizona
W, 5.1 innings, 3 hits, 0 runs, 3 walks, 11 strikeouts |

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ZACK WHEELER
June 18, 2013 at Atlanta
W, 6 innings, 4 hits, 0 runs, 5 walks, 7 strikeouts |

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RAFAEL MONTERO
May 14, 2014 vs. Yankees
L, 6 innings, 5 hits, 3 runs, 2 walks, 3 strikeouts |

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JACOB DEGROM
May 15, 2014 vs. Yankees
L, 7 innings, 4 hits, 1 run, 2 walks, 6 strikeouts |

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NOAH SYNDERGAARD
May 12, 2015 vs. Cubs
L, 5 1/3 innings, 6 hits, 3 run, 4 walks, 6 strikeouts |

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STEVEN MATZ
June 28, 2017 vs. Reds
W, 7 2/3 innings, 5 hits, 2 runs, 3 walks, 6 strikeouts

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