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John Maine held the Pirates scoreless for five innings in a no-decision Monday afternoon. Maine also threw five shutout innings in his first start back from the disabled list last week. His velocity was down Monday and he walked four batters, but he’s now allowed zero runs on three hits in 10 innings since coming off the shelf. He exited holding a 2-0 lead, but the Mets’ bullpen coughed up five runs to let another game slip away. (Rotoworld) Maine said after his start Monday that he doesn’t have the pain he felt in Miami before going on the DL with a mildly strained rotator cuff, but he has felt stiffness in both starts since his return, the NY Daily News reports. Maine had no life on his fastball Monday, as his velocity was mainly in the 88-92 range, down 4-8 ticks from where he normally is. Pitching coach Dan Warthen said that Maine will likely be in that range the rest of the season and he maybe capped at five to six innings in most starts, unless his pitch count is very low. The Mets have four off-days from August 28 to September 12, so the Mets can try and alter the rotation to give Maine an extra days rest. After that, the team plays every day rest of the way, so don’t look for Maine to receive extra rest before those starts, meaning that he will need to rely on his other pitches and find a way to gut it out in each outing; not always a recipe for success. (Rotowire)

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