Young Mets star gets nod for Sunday start | Is he a long term solution? [Video]

After Kodai Senga suffered a shoulder injury in the first week of camp, Buttó and Tylor Megill competed for his spot in the rotation. Megill won out but also suffered a shoulder injury in his first start, paving the way for Buttó, who was the pitcher of record when the Mets notched their first win of the season, after an 0-5 start.

Like Mendoza said, the 26-year-old Venezuela native didn’t have command in the first two innings against the Tigers, Game 6 of the regular season. He’d made 49 pitches, 49.8% of which (24) were thrown for strikes.

After working out of the second inning, having allowed a run on a Javier Báez single, the 6-foot-1 right-hander sat beside catcher Omar Narváez and came up with an adjustment.

“I spoke with Narvy because my sinker and changeup were riding too far out,” Buttó told reporters after the game. “So we made some adjustments. He set up more in the middle, and …