Sean Manaea To Start Game 2 Against Brewers
6 days agoNew York Mets left-hander Sean Manaea will get the nod for Game 2 of the wild-card series versus the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field on Wednesday. Right-hander Luis Severino will kick off the three-game series on Tuesday. Manager Carlos Mendoza wouldn't commit to left-hander Jose Quintana for a potential Game 3 on Thursday, but he would be on full rest. Manaea deserves the nod for the Mets after really stepping up in their rotation this year. The former first-rounder in 2013 by the Kansas City Royals out of Indiana State went 12-6 with a 3.47 ERA (3.83 FIP), a 1.08 WHIP and a 184:63 K:BB in 181 2/3 innings over 32 starts. He only faced Milwaukee once, and it came in his final regular-season start on Sept. 27, when he was hit hard to the tune of six runs (five earned) with one walk and one strikeout in just 3 2/3 frames in Milwaukee. Manaea will be looking for revenge.
Source: Newsday - Tim Healey
Source: Newsday - Tim Healey