Though he warmed up twice in the bullpen yesterday, the game narrative never brought Rogers to the hill. But given a slim 5-4 lead in the bottom of the 4th inning, Mets manager Carlos Mendoza got to work lining up his new collection of arms.

The slumping Giants have traded their longest-tenured player, veteran reliever Tyler Rogers, to the New York Mets a day before the Major League Baseball trade deadline.

In the midst of a 2-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Giants traded Tyler Rogers to the New York Mets, a team that just swept them this past weekend. Rogers, San Francisco’s longtime setup man who pitches more than any other reliever, now wears a different shade of orange.