NEW YORK — Mets right-hander Kodai Senga, the foremost league ERA chief, shall be positioned on the injured record after struggling a proper hamstring pressure in Thursday’s 4-3 win over the Washington Nationals.
“He’s going to get an MRI tomorrow, we’ll see the severity of it,” Mets supervisor Carlos Mendoza mentioned. “However he’s going to be on (the) IL right here. So we’ve simply bought to attend and see what we’re coping with.”
Senga allowed simply two base runners within the first 5 1/3 innings earlier than racing to cowl first on CJ Abrams’ grounder to Pete Alonso.
Based on Mendoza, Senga mentioned he felt his hamstring seize one stride earlier than he made a leaping seize of Alonso’s excessive throw.
Senga touched the bag along with his proper foot on his approach down. He stumbled upon touchdown and reached for the again of his proper leg earlier than hopping and ultimately tumbling to the bottom.
Senga was visited by Mendoza, a coach and his interpreter earlier than being surrounded by teammates. He bought up and walked off the sphere on his personal, albeit with a slight limp.
Alonso has struggled making correct throws to pitchers protecting first base this season, however Senga relayed to Alonso that he was injured earlier than he reached for the toss.
“I talked to (Alonso) instantly as quickly because the inning was over — I went as much as him and I used to be like hey, man, that is baseball, it occurs,” Mendoza mentioned. “After which Senga went in, he despatched the translator and mainly informed him, hey, I felt it on the step earlier than the soar, so inform him to not fear about it.”
Alonso remained downcast after the sport.
“I nonetheless really feel terrible,” Alonso mentioned. “I attempted to make the perfect throw I may and it simply sucks. It sucks to be concerned in that, Senga, he’s considered one of our guys right here and it sucks. You hate to see anybody go down, Yeah, it sucks being part of that.”
Paul Blackburn, who blanked the Los Angeles Dodgers over 5 innings in his season debut June 2, is the most definitely candidate to exchange Senga within the rotation subsequent Wednesday towards the Atlanta Braves.
Frankie Montas (proper lat) and Sean Manaea (proper indirect) are every on minor league rehab assignments, recovering from accidents they suffered in spring coaching.
“I preserve saying it. Accidents occur,” Mendoza mentioned. “We really feel for him however no one’s going to really feel sorry for us. We’ve bought individuals coming and the fellows which are wholesome now, they may proceed to step up.”
The 5 2/3 scoreless innings of one-hit ball lowered Senga’s ERA to 1.47. Left-hander José Castillo entered with the Mets main 4-0.
The leg harm is the second in as many seasons for Senga, who suffered a left calf pressure in his solely regular-season begin final July 26. After lacking the primary 102 video games due to a proper shoulder pressure, Senga gave up two runs in 5 1/3 innings towards the Braves earlier than he was injured sprinting off the mound to clear room for Alonso to catch a pop-up by Austin Riley.
Senga returned to make three appearances, together with two temporary begins, within the playoffs.
“I simply spoke with him — clearly pissed off, however I informed him he’s going to be again and he’s going to be an necessary a part of this staff when he will get again,” Mendoza mentioned Thursday. “Sucks that he’s bought to undergo it once more, however hey, we’ll get him again.”
