The right-hander also walked a batter and served up a home run in the miserable outing. He got stretched out to 53 pitches this time out, but the Mets are going to want to see the results improve significantly before he becomes an option to help out at the big league level. Montas has been shelved since spring training due to a lat strain.

Montas was lit up for three runs over 3 2/3 innings on Sunday in his latest rehab outing and will presumably need a couple additional tune-up starts before he’s ready to make his Mets debut. The 32-year-old veteran has been out since spring training recovering from a lat strain.

The veteran also walked three and struck out two while allowing two home runs. He threw 76 pitches in the outing but struggled with his command and has now allowed 12 earned runs on seven home runs in 12 innings during his rehab stint. With the Mets pitching well at the big league level, there is no need to rush Montas back, so we should expect him to make a few more rehab starts.

It’ll be the second rehab start for Montas, and both will come at the High-A level. The 32-year-old was signed by the Mets to a $34 million contract, but he has yet to make his debut with New York after suffering a lat strain in spring training. He’ll likely need a couple more outings before having a chance to come off the 60-day injured list in June.