Sean Manaeas Mets meltdown ends in walk-off loss…
CHICAGO — Sean Manaea performed into the Elvis Night theme right here Friday by turning the ballpark into Heartbreak Hotel for the Mets.
The left-hander rolled into the sixth inning with a four-run lead and appeared prepared to carry his crew to another victory.
Boom, growth, growth.
Three straight homers later the White Sox had tied the sport, and the meltdown was full with Jake Rogers’ walk-off homer in the ninth against Jefry Yan, sending the Mets to a 6-4 loss at Rate Field.
The lefty Yan walked Colson Montgomery and then recorded two outs before Rogers cleared the fence in left-center to end it.
Yan thought he had struck out Montgomery main off the inning on an 0-2 pitch and started his customary celebratory dance. But the pitch was called a ball — marking the second time in his transient major league profession that Yan was guilty of untimely celebration.
“Jefry will learn not to jump before the play is over,” interim supervisor Andy Green said. “That is something he is still working through. I think the emotions of the moment got him there and then he settled in nicely.”
New York Mets pitcher Sean Manaea reacts during the fourth inning of a baseball sport against the Chicago White Sox. AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh
Yan said his early celebration didn’t issue into any variety of mental letdown that led to him strolling Montgomery.
“I walked him there, but I was able to get two outs right after,” Yan said through an interpreter.
It was a second straight blah efficiency for Manaea, who beforehand resurrected his season with a string of strong outings. Manaea also allowed 4 earned runs in his start against the Nationals last weekend, which lasted 6 ¹/₃ innings.
Fans dressed for Elvis evening cheer during the sport between the Chicago White Sox and the New York Mets. IMAGN IMAGES via GWN Connect
“The work he’s done behind the scenes here throughout the season while staying in competition is pretty remarkable,” president of baseball operations David Stearns said this week. “I think it speaks to who he is, how he want his career to be. It’s really tough to do what he’s done and make the type of progress that we believe he’s made during a season, while you also have to remain ready to pitch.”
But Manaea appeared shell-shocked after the homer barrage in the sixth.
“I was throwing more sweepers than I was [earlier],” Manaea said. “Ultimately, fastball home runs on two of them, getting them down — I was trying to get them up — but I think earlier in the game I felt like I was doing a better job of getting the ball up.”
Mets pitcher Jefry Yan, proper, and catcher Francisco Alvarez, left, work together while strolling toward the mound during the ninth inning. AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh
hicago White Sox shortstop Luisangel Acu-a (0), proper, celebrates with teammates after catcher Jake Rogers (28) hit a two run stroll off home. IMAGN IMAGES via GWN Connect
Marcus Semien’s RBI single gave the Mets a 1-0 lead in the second inning. Semien’s hit was the crew’s third in the inning against Sean Burke. Jared Young and Brett Baty also singled in the body.
Tristan Peters misplayed Luis Robert Jr.’s fly ball in the fourth into a double, serving to the Mets to prolong their lead on Baty’s two-run double. Young also singled in the inning.
Bo Bichette’s homer in the fifth widened the Mets lead to 4-0. It continued a scorching month for Bichette, who started the day with a .928 OPS in August. Bichette cleared the left area fence for his thirteenth homer this season.
Miguel Vargas launched a two-run homer in the sixth that sliced the Mets lead to 4-2. Randal Grichuk and Montgomery adopted with homers to tie the sport. It was the second time this season the White Sox hit back-to-back-to-back homers.
Nate Lavender continued his perfection with 1 ¹/₃ scoreless innings. The lefty reliever has not surrendered a run in eight appearances for the Mets this season.
Daniel Duarte received the ultimate two outs in the eighth and lowered his ERA to 0.82. Lavender and Duarte have been the 2 greatest standouts in the Mets’ rebuilt bullpen since the commerce deadline.
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