Mets manager Carlos Mendoza made the right move by deploying Díaz when he did. They were without setup options like Phil Maton and Ryne Stanek. Díaz entered with two on and two outs in the seventh inning and struck out Kyle Schwarber, someone he has fared well against, with a slider to end the threat. Things weren’t as crisp in the eighth.

Mets closer Edwin Díaz had retired two straight batters before Phillies first baseman Bryce Harper stepped up to the plate. With the Mets leading 4-3 in Game 2 of the NL Division Series, all Díaz needed was two outs to work out of the eighth inning.

Edwin Diaz has never worked this much before, and it appears that fatigue is beginning to set in. It was none more so apparent than in Game 2 of the NLDS on Sunday evening, with his New York Mets clinging to a 4-3 lead when the flamethrowing right-hander was called upon to pick up