Holmes delivered a career-best six-scoreless innings as a full-time starter, throwing 78 pitches and using side-to-side mound movements to disrupt Miami’s timing. It was a pivotal, confidence-boosting performance that stabilized the rotation and kept New York in wild-card contention.

Holmes worked six scoreless with a heavy sinker and mixed angles from different rubber positions to disrupt hitters. His command and ability to escape jams anchored the win and underscored his reliability as a multi-inning asset for the Mets as they chase the Wild Card.

Holmes starts Saturday but carries a short leash after a midweek relief outing and has been piggybacking with Manaea. The Mets are leaning on tandem usage to squeeze outs, making Holmes a high-variance fantasy play.

Volunteered to relieve in tandem roles; part of the bullpen backbone supporting late-inning duties.

Mets reliever used in midgame relieve roles to protect late-inning arms, part of Mendoza rotation to control bullpen fatigue during the Wild Card push.