In his 11 years in the big leagues, Sean Manaea has never experienced a scene like the one that unfolded at Citi Field on Tuesday night. The home team, in this case Manaea’s Mets, nursed a one-run lead in the ninth.

The former Mets slugger took a moment to celebrate with his old fans on Tuesday, something Manaea wasn't happy about.

From innings one through five, Sean Manaea surges. In the sixth, he is left searching. Manaea’s struggles in the sixth continued Tuesday in the Mets’ 6-2 loss to the Rays at Tropicana Field.

Sean Manaea allowed two runs in 5 1/3 innings and got a no-decision against the Orioles on Tuesday. Manaea gave up four hits, walked none and struck out six. He broke a streak of allowing at least four runs in five consecutive starts.

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The New York Mets have played a lot of baseball already with three extra inning games in the past five days. The Mets have gotten good performances from their starting rotation, but their bullpen has been taxed. "I consider myself a starter. To not be that ...