Mets starting pitcher Steven Matz (lat) made his third start on a rehab assignment Wednesday, but it was his first start with Double-A Binghamton after two outings with Class A St. Lucie.
The left-hander was great, tossing six scoreless innings. He allowed one hit and no walks, while striking out six.
However, he was so efficient he threw just 56 pitches (41 strikes), which likely means he will need another rehab start before coming off the disabled list.
"You bring him up and he's ready to throw 75-80 pitches -- I'm not sure that's enough," manager Terry Collins said, per NJ.com. "I don't know because I don't know how he's going to deal with it."
Matz has been on the disabled list since mid-July due to a partial tear of the lat muscle. He has a 1.86 ERA through three rehab starts (9 2/3 innings). He's allowed two runs on eight hits and one walk, while striking out nine.