Overview
- Manaea produced seven innings, one run, three hits and a season-high 11 strikeouts in the Mets' 11-1 win on Sunday in Pittsburgh.
- Since returning to the starting rotation on June 11, he has posted a 3.50 ERA with 61 strikeouts and 18 walks across 13 starts while regularly pitching six innings or more.
- His four-seam fastball has climbed back to about 95 mph after dipping into the high-80s earlier this season, a recovery he credits to slow, targeted work on mechanics and feeling healthy.
- The hot stretch has lowered his season ERA to about 4.13 and earned public praise from interim manager Andy Green for the work behind the turnaround.
- With the Mets having moved or lost several pitchers this summer, Manaea’s regained form gives the club a veteran option to lean on and a factor to watch in offseason rotation planning.