Manaea's Long Relief: Mets' Offense Struggles

0:00On April 3rd, Mets pitcher Sean Manaya got a crucial long relief outing Thursday night against the Giants, tossing three and two-thirds innings while, allowing just one run on 74 pitches. New York lost 7-2, but this was the stretch manager Carlos Mendoza wanted to build Manaya up for the rotation. Coming in, Manaya had thrown only 29 pitches over 1-1-3rd innings in his first appearance this year. Tai Gaines left no room to extend him before, but with the Giants up by 3, he entered after starter David Peterson got chased in the fifth. Peterson took the tough luck, giving up 6 runs, 5 earned, and 4-1-3rd innings, including his own air on a flip play. The Giants hammered Lao contact early, with triples, doubles, and deep flies piling on damage. Manaya inherited a runner who scored, then gave up a solo homer in the sixth, but escaped a base his loaded jam in the seventh to save the bullpen. Met scratched out two early runs off Robbie Ray, but couldn't keep it going.

1:01Overall, New York's offense has managed just 14 runs in their sixth games since the opening day win, putting extra pressure on the staff as Manaya. Eyes that next rotation turn. This has been New York Met's News Today, powered by AI, I'm Corey, with the story.