Sean Manaea, who entered Sunday's game in relief, struck out seven Royals, including five straight at one point.

Sean Manaea, who battled through oblique and elbow injuries over the past few months, will look to continue his career resurgence in the New York Mets' finale against the Kansas City Royals on Sunday.

Even in the loss, there was a significant win for Sean Manaea and the Mets. The veteran southpaw, who had missed the first three-and-a-half months of the 2025 season due to a strained oblique, an elbow injury,