There is BP and AP — before the pen and after the pen.
Steven Matz has been a different pitcher since his brief stint as a reliever before the All-Star break. In 16 starts, he had a 4.95 ERA and was 5-6 before his temporary stint in the bullpen. After, he has a 2.81 ERA and a 3-1 record in seven starts.
“It wasn’t like a, ‘Hey you better work on some things or you’re not going to start again.’ We knew he was going to be in the rotation again,” manager Mickey Callaway said after the Mets won for the third straight time, 9-2, over the Indians to start a nine-game homestand at Citi Field on Tuesday night.