That wall might as well have been concrete Sunday.
LOS ANGELES — Sean Manaea mostly sailed through five innings of his Game 2 start before unraveling, unable to find the strike zone and pulled after two walks and a ground ball.The Mets’ best pitcher for months had nothing left after a season that will end with 36 total starts and 200 ²/₃ innings, both career highs.
Beginning on July 30, when Manaea dropped his arm slot, through Sept. 21, the lefty lasted at least 6 ²/₃ innings for 10 of 11 starts.Mets run out of playoff magic as Dodgers send them packing in crushing fashionUnder the stresses of a burden he had never experienced before, Manaea was running on empty during an outing in which he recorded just six outs.
The pitching-desperate Mets needed length and got none, Manaea allowing five runs on six hits and two walks in his two-plus innings.Tommy Edman’s two-run double was the run-scorer, but the at-bats that would not end — like an eight-pitch walk to Kiké Hernandez — were nearly as damaging to the Mets and Manaea’s hopes. Edman hammered a two-run homer that put the Mets in a deep hole, and a walk to Max Muncy prompted a pitching change.
He had a poor postseason history, which he put to bed by pitching well against the Brewers; he had a poor playoff history against the Phillies, which he put to bed by dominating them; he had a poor track record against the Dodgers, which he put to bed with an effective start in Game 2. But Manaea, a pending free agent presuming he declines a player option, had nothing left to give, which meant the Mets had virtually no chance at pulling off the comeback.Who has the hottest seats in the NFL?Charles Wenzelberg/New York PostTaylor Swift thanks Dave Portnoy for 'having her back' in handwritten letter delivered by her brother at Eras Tour
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