The 24-year old Swanson, who was acquired from the Rangers in August of 2016 as part of the Carlos Beltran haul, was locked in from the very first pitch. The right-hander struck out the side in the first frame, all of them swinging.

The Thunder pounced quickly to support their starter. A first inning RBI single from first baseman Matt Snyder and a well-struck two-run double from second baseman Bruce Caldwell put the Thunder ahead 3-0. They would never look back.

Swanson improved to an Eastern League-best 4-0 and lowered his ERA to a league low 0.87 mark with seven dominant innings in Monday. He allowed just one earned run on three hits with one walk and 11 strikeouts in his masterful 89-pitch outing.

Southpaw Caleb Frare navigated through two scoreless frames in relief to notch his second save of the season.