When Mets pitching prospect Blade Tidwell walked off the mound after his second and final inning Saturday afternoon, he had no idea. He knew he had just struck out three Rays hitters in order, and he was pleased with the way he pitched overall,

One of the Mets’ top pitching prospects announced himself Saturday, when he threw an immaculate second inning — nine pitches, nine strikes, three strikeouts — and put on a strike-throwing and bat-missing clinic.

Blade Tidwell, ranked as the No. 2 pitcher and No. 8 prospect in the New York Mets' farm system, tossed nine pitches and nine strikes in a 1-2-3 second inning against the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday.