Mets Notes: Sean Manaea continues trend in right direction, Luis Robert Jr.'s play in CF
After the Mets' 7-2 loss to the Diamondbacks on Wednesday, manager Carlos Mendoza and others spoke about aspects of the game.
Following the Mets' 7-2 loss to the Diamondbacks on Wednesday , manager Carlos Mendoza and the players spoke about the game... Sean Manaea was once again tasked with saving the Mets bullpen after David Peterson struggled to get past five innings. While it wasn't Manaea's finest outing, he was still effective and helped the get the final 12 outs of the game to save the relievers for Thursday's rubber game against Arizona.
"Each day is trending in the right direction," Manaea said after the game. "Changeup and sweeper were really good. Sinker, I kinda lost it there [in the eighth inning], but overall I thought things are trending in the right direction.
" Thursday marked Manaea's 10th career relief appearance of at least four innings and his third overall this season. He allowed two runs on five hits and two walks against the Diamondbacks. Manaea said that he's doing a lot of different drills to potentially make him feel better.
He said that every day, there's a plan for him and he just executes it. Prior to first pitch, Mendoza said he doesn't plan to go to a six-man rotation . He reiterated that after the game, and was asked whether Manaea could replace a struggling Peterson in the rotation.