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Kodai Senga Scheduled for Bulk Relief Outing Against Royals
The Mets right-hander will face Kansas City after allowing one earned run in 2 2/3 innings against the Braves on Friday. Interim manager Andy Green expressed encouragement with Senga's recent forkball and approach.
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Kodai Senga is scheduled to pitch against the Royals on Tuesday in a bulk relief role, nypost.com reported. The right-hander allowed one earned run over 2 2/3 innings in relief against the Braves on Friday, following a five-inning relief outing against the Phillies in which he gave up two earned runs. Senga carries an 8.66 ERA this season.
“I realize there’s been a couple of home runs, but he’s been great,” interim manager Andy Green said before the Mets’ 7-6 win in 10 innings over the Braves on Monday. ” Green added that Senga possesses an “unbelievable pedigree, being one of the better starters in major league baseball” and said he would like to see the pitcher continue to move back toward his prior form.
Ronny Mauricio started at shortstop for the Mets on Monday, giving Francisco Lindor a designated hitter night.
435 OPS in 16 games and went 1-for-4 against the Braves. “He can do a ton of damage when he gets a pitch that he can drive,” Green said. 564 slash line, five home runs and 22 RBIs over his previous 29 games dating to June 3, ranking third in MLB with 41 hits in that span.
He went 2-for-5 on Monday. “He’s been a perennial All-Star type player, and you expect that over the course of a season, those guys tend to find their way,” Green said.
