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With each start, Manaea building confidence
- Updated: June 2, 2016
OAKLAND — Through his first three starts, Sean Manaea owned an 11.37 ERA, a stretch capped by a loss to the Red Sox where he surrendered eight runs in 2 2/3 innings. It was, as the rookie admitted, a turbulent ascension into the Majors.
But as Manaea stood in front of his locker on Wednesday after earning his second win of the season in a 5-1 victory over the Twins, he called those outings a beneficial experience for him. They provided an opportunity for him to learn and, ultimately, grow.
“Those first couple starts this season, I wasn’t comfortable at all,” Manaea said. “As the season’s gone on, you realize it’s just baseball. There’s just more people in the stands. The hitters are better, but I can still get them out with the stuff I have. I’ve come to learn that my stuff is good.”
It certainly was on Wednesday.
Manaea struck out a career-high eight batters while displaying more confidence in both his changeup and slider, which he has struggled to control at times this year. After allowing five baserunners to reach in the first three innings, Manaea set down eight straight …
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