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The Phillies and Mets square off for Game 2 of a critical four-game set Tuesday night.
After Nolan McLean started Monday’s 1-0 loss, the Mets turn to Sean Manaea as he matches up with Ranger Suarez.
Manaea has faced the Phillies quite a bit during his tenure as a Met .
The southpaw has fallen on hard times of late, pitching to the tune of a 5.60 ERA in nine games after working through many injuries.
However, Manaea actually pitched pretty well against the Phillies in an abbreviated start earlier this year in which he struck out eight in 4 2/3 innings in an eventual 6-5 walk-off win Aug. 26.
That was Manaea’s only strong o