beyond the back page This is where the Mets’ pitching has to avoid falling apart By Peter Botte Published June 16, 2025, 7:40 a.m. ET Griffin Canning gets taken out of the game by Mets manager Carlos Mendoza during a loss to the Rays on June 15, 2025. Jason Szenes for the NY Post The Mets’ pitching staff has been among the best and most surprising stories in baseball for most of the first half, and they still lead MLB in ERA despite a 9-0 trouncing by the Rays on Sunday to complete a weekend sweep at Citi Field. But the past week also has brought a few of those arms back down to earth and those legitimate offseason questions back to the surface . While staff ace Kodai Senga has joined Sean Manaea