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Kodai Senga began his road back to the Mets by pitching in his first rehab start with Port St. Lucie on Friday night.
While he didn't go long, pitching just 3.1 innings, Senga was okay in his first game action in almost a month.
The right-hander's night started rather precariously. He walked the leadoff man -- thanks to an ABS challenge -- and two batters later, Senga was faced with two runners on thanks to catcher's interference. Senga would get a groundout and fly out to end the first inning. After a clean second inning, Senga would allow the first run after a leadoff single, who advanced to second on a throwing error, and a two-out single plating the runner from third. A stolen base later, and a single pushed across the inning's second run.
Senga ended the third with a groundout and came back out for the fourth where he struck out the first batter he faced before being pulled.
Senga allowed two runs on four hits and one walk while striking out two batters across 3.1 innings. He threw 58 pitches (35 strikes), which is the range Mets manager Carlos Mendoza expected.
It'll likely be some time before Senga is ready to rejoin the Mets. Before he landed on the IL with lumbar spine inflammation on April 28, Senga was just not getting it done. He was unable to pitch more than 3.1 innings in his last three starts before being shut down.
The Mets will take their time with Senga as they hope to get the right-hander healthy and pitching well before potentially rejoining a rotation that recently lost Clay Holmes. New York could also have Senga rejoin the team and pitch out of the bullpen, but it's unclear the path the organization will take or how Senga will fare in that role.
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While he didn't go long, pitching just 3.1 innings, Senga was okay in his first game action in almost a month.
The right-hander's night started rather precariously. He walked the leadoff man -- thanks to an ABS challenge -- and two batters later, Senga was faced with two runners on thanks to catcher's interference. Senga would get a groundout and fly out to end the first inning. After a clean second inning, Senga would allow the first run after a leadoff single, who advanced to second on a throwing error, and a two-out single plating the runner from third. A stolen base later, and a single pushed across the inning's second run.
Senga ended the third with a groundout and came back out for the fourth where he struck out the first batter he faced before being pulled.
Senga allowed two runs on four hits and one walk while striking out two batters across 3.1 innings. He threw 58 pitches (35 strikes), which is the range Mets manager Carlos Mendoza expected.
It'll likely be some time before Senga is ready to rejoin the Mets. Before he landed on the IL with lumbar spine inflammation on April 28, Senga was just not getting it done. He was unable to pitch more than 3.1 innings in his last three starts before being shut down.
The Mets will take their time with Senga as they hope to get the right-hander healthy and pitching well before potentially rejoining a rotation that recently lost Clay Holmes. New York could also have Senga rejoin the team and pitch out of the bullpen, but it's unclear the path the organization will take or how Senga will fare in that role.
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