Phew! The Mets bullpen passed the baton from Alex Young to Dedniel Núñez to Phil Maton to Jake Diekman to survive a 3-2 thriller before 47,453 stunned onlookers Tuesday at Yankee Stadium. This was a long way from the plan on Opening Day.
It was Young’s first appearance for the Mets and his first outing since June 1. Núñez has been excellent (2.43 ERA, 0.93 WHIP in 33 1/3 innings), but he is a 28-year-old rookie who started the season an afterthought and pitched three innings in April. Maton...