From Wednesday to Sunday they had to play six games in five days against playoff-contending opponents in the Brewers and Yankees and do it with Sean Manaea, Kodai Senga, Griffin Canning, Tylor Megill and Paul Blackburn – a veritable starting rotation – all on the injured list.

If all goes according to plan, both Kodai Senga and Sean Manaea should be back pitching for the New York Mets in Kansas City.