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Manaea

It was a scoreless game when Manaea was lifted with two outs in the fifth, but Gregory Soto gave up a two-run single to Bryce Harper afterwards. Had Manaea been given the opportunity to finish the fifth, he might have gotten the win, as the Mets busted out with five runs in the bottom of the fifth. The Phillies did come back and tie it later, but maybe that wouldn’t have happened if Soto didn’t give up those inherited runs. Because the Mets appear to be going to a six-man rotation with Jonah Tong up, Manaea likely will face the Tigers in Detroit on Monday, rather than the Marlins at home on Sunday.

Manaea allowed just three hits and a walk, but two hit batters proved very costly. The first run came in the fourth after CJ Abrams reached on a strikeout/wild pitch and advanced on a single, a HBP and an RBI groundout. The other three runs all scored in the fifth after another HBP. Manaea was replaced with bases loaded and one already in, and Tyler Rogers allowed two runners to score on a single. Manaea dropped to 1-2 with a 5.15 ERA, but it should be well worth sticking with him in mixed leagues.

Manaea has not looked right over the last month since returning from the injured list. The Mariners jumped on him quickly with four hard-hit balls and one run in the first inning. Then, he’d give up home runs to Mitch Garver and Cal Raleigh in the second and third. Things calmed down from there and he matched a season-high with seven strikeouts, but just doesn’t have the same type of life or velocity on his fastball that he did last year when he broke out in the second half. He’ll have another chance to get right in his next start against the Nationals.

Manaea gave up six hits, walked two and struck out five. The 33-year-old left-hander followed up a start where he allowed five runs by allowing four runs to the Brewers on Sunday. Manaea was staked to a 5-0 lead, but couldn’t complete five innings. He has a 4.33 ERA and 30/6 K/BB ratio in 27 innings this year. Manaea is lined up to face the Mariners at home next weekend.

Manaea gave up seven hits, walked none and struck out three. The 33-year-old left-hander had allowed exactly one run in each of his first four appearances this year, but had his first poor outing against the Guardians on Monday. Manaea’s ERA is up to 3.52 with a 25/4 K/BB ratio in 23 innings. He’s lined up to face the Brewers on the road this weekend.

The Padres manufactured a run against Manaea in the first inning on a single, sacrifice but, and another base hit. He allowed just one more hit and no walks over four more shutout innings, ending his day after five frames with four strikeouts. The 33-year-old left-hander will take a 2.08 ERA, 0.87 WHIP, and a 22/4 K/BB ratio across 17 1/3 innings into a start against the Guardians in New York on Monday.

Mike Trout’s homer was the only damage. Manaea struck out five and walked two in a pretty easy outing. It’s his first win in three games since returning from an oblique strain. He’ll be well worth using in mixed leagues against the Padres next week.

A very rare opportunity to throw multiple innings in back-to-back games with the All-Star break in between, Manaea looked just as impressive in this game as he did in his season debut last Sunday. He struck out the side to begin the game and his fastball sat around 94 mph, which is high for him. His command went in and out a bit over the next few innings, but it was still an impressive outing nonetheless. He was pulled after 69 pitches though and he had a few fastballs duck down around (and just below) 90 mph in that final frame. This was the plan though, as Manaea is still working his way back from a lat injury he suffered in spring training and is not yet at full strength. He will probably be able to work his way up near 80-90 pitches in his next start, which is scheduled to come on Wednesday against the Angels at home.

Manaea made his season debut as a follower behind Clay Holmes on Sunday, but now he will slide into his normal spot in the rotation. Clay Holmes will follow Manaea as a traditional starter on Saturday, and then David Peterson will pitch on Sunday. That means Kodai Senga will likely start on Monday against the Angels with Frankie Montas following on Tuesday.

Manaea will make his long-awaited season debut during Sunday’s first-half finale against the Royals piggybacking with starter Clay Holmes. The 33-year-old southpaw missed the first couple months of the season recovering from an oblique strain and several setbacks during his rehabilitation process. He was outstanding last year in his Mets debut and figures to make a significant impact for fantasy managers over the final two-plus months of the season.