LOS ANGELES — Welcome to the latest stop of the Sean Manaea redemption tour.
The lefty entered these playoffs with a 15.26 ERA in three postseason games.
In his first outing this October, he held the Brewers to two runs in five innings and brushed off any concerns that he is not built for the big games.
Mets pitcher Sean Manaea (59) speaks to the media before Game 1 of the NLCS. Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images
Manaea entered his second start this October against the Phillies, the same club that had bludgeoned him for five runs in 1 ¹/₃ innings in the 2022 NLCS, which sent a reeling Manaea off to pitching factory Driveline to figure out what had gone wrong.
Manaea then limited the Phillies to one run in seven-plus innings to win Game 3 of the NLDS.
The latest stop toward what he hopes is full vindication comes against the Dodgers, a team that has thoroughly owned him in his career.
Manaea spent the two previous years in the NL West,…
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