Sean Manaea solid in Mets' win but still struggling with walks: 'unacceptable'

Carlos Mendoza insisted that he wasn't concerned, even after Sean Manaea walked four batters for a second consecutive outing. But Manaea had harsher words to describe what has — at the very least — become a worrying trend. The walks are “unacceptable,” he said. Sean Manaea allowed just one run but also walked four batters in the Mets' 4-2 win over the Cubs. Bill Kostroun / New York Post Manaea entered Tuesday with a 13.1 walk percentage — the highest of his career — and added another four in the first three frames. He doesn't know “what is going on,” why the walks are happening, why fewer than 60 percent of his pitches crossed as strikes in his sixth start. Explore More Jorge Lopez turning back