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Manaea Set for Bullpen Relief Role
7 Jun
Summary
- Manaea expected to pitch in bulk relief behind starter Brazoban.
- He is making his second consecutive turn as the fifth rotation member.
- Manaea has a 2.70 ERA in his last five appearances.

Sean Manaea is anticipated to provide bulk relief behind opening pitcher Huascar Brazoban for Sunday's game against the Padres. Although he remains in the bullpen, Manaea is making his second straight appearance as the fifth member of the New York rotation, having recently taken over David Peterson's spot.
In his prior outing, Manaea covered a season-best five innings, fanning four batters and allowing just one earned run on one hit and one walk. The veteran left-hander has shown significant improvement over his last five games, posting a 2.70 ERA and a 1.08 WHIP with an 18:6 strikeout-to-walk ratio across 16.2 innings.