Sean Manaea strikes out TJ Friedl, Matt McLain and Elly De La Cruz in order to retire the side in the top of the 1st during his first start of the season

The default setting is to treat the weekend after the break as its own three-day scoring period, but another common approach is to combine it with the first full week after the All-Star break for a 10-day scoring period.

Kodai Senga is expected to return from the injured list on Friday to face the Royals, according to manager Carlos Mendoza, with Sean Manaea two days behind him.

Left-hander Sean Manaea, who has missed the entire season to date rehabbing right oblique and left elbow injuries, could still return before the All-Star break. Manaea is scheduled to make one more Minor League rehab start Tuesday to stretch out to 75-plus pitches.

Sean Manaea, who entered Sunday's game in relief, struck out seven Royals, including five straight at one point.

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Friday marked the official start of the second half of the season, which is more of a symbolic day than anything. The actual halfway point of the schedule passed weeks ago. Friday is simply the time when players return from the All-Star break.

Former Indiana State pitcher Sean Manaea is back with the New York Mets after rehab appearances with a pair of the club's minor-league affiliates. On Sunday, Manaea lasted 3.1 innings,