Niese (3-6) allowed three runs on six hits while striking out eight over six innings in Friday night's loss to Arizona. The lefty pitched decently in this one, setting a season high in strikeouts, but was undone in the sixth, when the D-Backs collected three consecutive hits and two runs off him to take the lead for good. The Mets are going back to a five-man rotation, which is good news for Niese, but he's also reportedly on the trading block with prospect Steven Matz knocking on the door of the big-league rotation.