Mets pitcher Steven Matz made his second rehab start for Class A St. Lucie on Thursday. The rookie left-hander pitched 2 2/3 innings, allowing a run on four hits. He walked one and struck out one, throwing 25 of his 41 pitches for strikes.
Matz is recovering from a partially torn lat muscle and is expected to return to the Mets' rotatin by early September. His next rehab outing will be on Tuesday for Double-A Binghampton, according to ESPN.com.