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The Mets reinstated Manaea from the paternity list Sunday ahead of his scheduled start against the Nationals.

Manaea will draw the start Sunday with Clay Holmes expected to piggyback him. The duo worked in tandem Tuesday, with Holmes drawing the start and throwing the first four innings before Manaea pitched the final five. Manaea has a 6.59 ERA and a 15:2 K:BB across 13.2 innings in September.

Kwan went 2-for-4 with a stolen base in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader sweep over the Twins and then 2-for-5 with four RBI in the nightcap.

Kwan's efforts in the matinee didn't lead to any scoring, but he did impact the second game with a pair of two-run singles. The stolen base was his 21st, which tied the career high he set in 2023. Kwan's four-RBI effort upped his season total to 54, which also tied his career high from 2023. He's having a strong September, slashing .310/.376/.369 with 11 RBI, seven steals, 11 runs scored and 10 multi-hit efforts over 20 games.

Mangum went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI on Saturday against the Red Sox.

Mangum delivered an RBI double in the fourth inning en route to his sixth multi-hit game across 16 starts in September. He's hit .373 for the month, while also chipping in six stolen bases. Mangum doesn't provide much production in terms of power, but he's been an excellent source of batting average and stolen bases across 403 plate appearances for the campaign.

Pages is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers.

After starting at catcher both of the previous two nights, Pages will give way to Jimmy Crooks behind the plate for Sunday's series finale. Pages has recorded a hit in six of his last seven games, going 9-for-27 (.333 average).

Fortes went 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI on Saturday against the Red Sox.

Fortes started his second straight game behind the plate and has now been in the lineup in eight of the Rays' last 13 games. He has hit .286 with four RBI and two runs scored in that span, which could be enough to maintain a playing time advantage over Hunter Feduccia for the final week of the regular season.

Donovan is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Milwaukee.

Donovan will get the day off Sunday, opening up a start at second base for Jose Fermin. Since being reinstated from the injured list Sept. 12, Donovan is batting .321 with one home run, five runs and three RBI.

Arenado is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Milwaukee.

Arenado made five straight starts after being activated from the injured list Monday and went 5-for-20 (.250 average) with two doubles and six RBI over that stretch. Nolan Gorman will fill in for Arenado at third base Sunday.

Sosa went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Saturday against the Padres.

Sosa waited until the ninth inning to pop his 21st home run of the season. He's had a mixed performance across the final month of the campaign, as he's collected 10 RBI and nine runs scored across 15 games. However, he's also hit only .200 while striking out at a 34.9 percent clip.

Stewart entered Saturday's 6-3 win over the Cubs in the sixth inning to play first base and went 0-for-1 in his lone plate appearance.

Stewart entered the game when left fielder Austin Hays (back) was removed, and Spencer Steer moved from first base to left field. Stewart had been held out of the starting lineups Friday and Saturday, likely in deference to the hot-hitting Steer and the return of third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes, who missed time with a back issue. The Hays injury could lead to opportunities for Stewart at first base, although manager Terry Francona has more options for left field than just Steer. Will Benson and Gavin Lux could also fill in.

McLean didn't factor into the decision in Saturday's 5-3 extra-innings loss to the Nationals, allowing three runs (one earned) on four hits and two walks over five innings. He struck out six.

Errors by Juan Soto and Pete Alonso in the second inning helped put Mclean in a 3-0 hole before he was lifted after 92 pitches (59 strikes), but the Mets' offense got him off the hook for the loss before the game slipped away in the 11th. The rookie right-hander has yet to give up more than two earned runs in a big-league start, and through his first 42.2 innings he sports a 1.27 ERA, 1.01 WHIP and 46:14 K:BB. Per Tim Britton of the Athletic, McLean lines up to make his final start of the regular season Thursday on the road against the Cubs, which would set him up to pitch in Game 1 of the playoffs, but first the Mets have to get there -- they're just one game up on the Reds for the final wild-card spot in the NL, with the Diamondbacks two games back.