Overview

• Manager Carlos Mendoza confirmed Sean Manaea will start Sunday with Clay Holmes slated to follow out of the bullpen, reversing their successful tandem order from Tuesday against the Padres.
• Mendoza pointed to Washington’s left-leaning lineup as a key factor in deploying the left-hander first.
• New York enters the game with a one-game lead over Cincinnati for the final NL wild-card spot, and the Reds hold the 4-2 season-series tiebreaker.
• Manaea is coming off the paternity list to face Jake Irvin in the regular-season home finale after the Mets’ 11-inning loss to the Nationals on Saturday.
• Pitching depth remains unsettled as rookies cover rotation turns, Tylor Megill travels to Los Angeles and is expected to undergo UCL surgery, David Peterson has struggled, and Kodai Senga is not a postseason roster certainty.