Kodai Senga pitched two innings in only his second start of the season, throwing 31 pitches for the New York Mets in Game 1 of the NL Division Series against Philadelphia. Senga allowed Kyle Schwarber’s leadoff homer on the third pitch of the game and left with the Mets down 1-0. Senga struck out three and walked one.
New York Mets ’ Kodai Senga pitches during the first inning of Game 1 of a baseball NL Division Series against the Philadelphia Phillies, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, in Philadelphia. New York Mets Kodai Senga prepares to pitch during the first inning of Game 1 of a baseball NL Division Series against the Philadelphia Phillies, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, in Philadelphia.
But the 31-year-old made just one start this season as he dealt with injuries that included tightness in his right triceps. The team’s projected No. 1 starter this year, Senga also was sidelined by a strained left calf.
David Peterson, who earned his first career save in New York’s NL Wild Card Series clincher against Milwaukee, pitched the third inning. Mendoza, in his first season as Mets manager, declined before the game to say how long he would let Senga go in Game 1 — or if it all the rest of the series. “I think we have an idea of what we want to do here. And I’m going to have to make a decision,” Mendoza said. “I’ll talk to him, I’ll ask him. We have an idea of what we’re doing there. Hopefully we get to a point where that relationship continues to develop and there’s more conversation, kind of like what I have with the starters, that I have the whole year, and I know when to push and when not to. I don’t think I’m there with Senga.
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