In likely his final appearance before the All-Star break, Edwin Diaz gave the Mets two innings to close out the Royals on Saturday.

In the eighth inning of Saturday’s 3-1 loss to the New York Mets, the Royals drew the short end of an official replay review. It was the second time in consecutive days that a baserunner was called out.

Left-hander Sean Manaea finally appears set to make his season debut for the New York Mets. Expected to piggy-back off starter Clay Holmes, Manaea looks to help the visiting Mets complete a three-game sweep Sunday of the host Kansas City Royals, who must be more opportunistic in this finale.

A frustrating first half to a season that began with playoff expectations is wrapping up the same way it started for the Royals: missed chances, failed execution and costly mistakes. The Royals’ 3-1 d

Yes, you heard right, Zerpa will get the start today. Probably because he made the Mets look so awful yesterday, and the team wants to get the bullpen game off to the best start they can with Lorenzen’s illness taking him out of what would have been his last start of the “first half.”

The Royals (46-49) failed to respond as they snapped their four-game winning streak. It was a tough night for the KC pitching staff. The club surrendered eight walks against the Mets and each one proved costly.

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