Everything was going right for the Mets on Thursday afternoon.
Looking for their sixth straight win and back-to-back sweeps, they were able to open an early advantage over the Nationals on Jeff McNeil’s first inning homer, and Kodai Senga was in complete control from there.
The right-hander cruised his way through the struggling Washington lineup — allowing just two baserunners on a first inning James Wood single and a walk while striking out six over 5.2 scoreless innings of work.
Things quickly took a turn for the worse, though, as he was forced to leave the game with two outs in the top of the sixth due to an injury.
Senga crumbled to the grass and immediately grabbed towards his hamstring after ranging over to first and jumping to haul in a high throw from Pete Alonso to secure an out on a CJ Abrams grounder in the hole.
After a brief discussion he was able to make his way off the field under his own power and without a limp — but postgame Carlos Mendoza revealed that he’s headed for an MRI and will require a trip to the IL.
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Alonso was visibly shaken after his errant feed ultimately cost the Mets their ace, but shortly after Senga made sure his translator let him know he felt something in his hamstring on the step before he jumped.
Still, the big man said following the 4-3 victory that he felt awful for how things went down.
“I’m just trying to make a play for my pitcher,” he said. “The ball took me in the hole, he is a pretty quick runner. I was trying to get rid of it as quickly and as accurately as I could — the throw was good because it was over the base, but obviously it was too high.
“It sucks being a part of that, Senga is one of our guys here — things happen on the baseball field, I just wish it didn’t turn out like that.”
This continues a rough stretch for Alonso, who has taken steps forward defensively over the past few years, but leads all first basemen with three throwing errors so far this season.
While this one wasn’t an error in the books, it does ultimately cost the Mets their ace for the time being.
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