New York sports titles may have focused on the Knicks And Their opening victory for the playoffs On the pistons. But the Put and pitcher Kodai Senga Certainly deserved some attention for their performance.
Senga, 31, launched his third consecutive departure without allowing a race The 3-0 victory of the dishes on Cardinal to Citi Field. He granted three strokes in 5 2/3 rounds with four stick withdrawals and two steps, increasing his record to 3-1 and reducing his ERA to 0.79 for the season.
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With the release of Saturday, Senga extended its aimless sequence at 18 2/3 rounds. Since he allowed two points deserved at his first start to the season against the marlinsHe kept zeros on the dashboard while facing Miami, the Athletics and St. Louis.
“This is what people saw here in 2023,” said Diet Director Carlos Mendoza, via dreams. “A guy who will take baseball and he will give you a chance every night – no matter who we face. If they have an ace, we feel good in our chances when he takes the ball.”
For you only started one match in 2024 After having injured his right shoulder during training in the spring, then developed the discomfort of the triceps and the nervous inflammation while he adjusted his mechanics due to the injury. He returned to make three appearances during the playoffs.
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The dishes hope that there will be more to come from Senga, who signed A $ 75 million contract over five years Before the 2023 season and was part of the star team that year.
However, Senga did not sail undisputed against the cardinals. In sixth round, Saint-Louis threatened to score on a double head Thomas Saggese. He reached the third goal on a wilderness field of Senga and went to his home on a tie Yohel pozo. But the third basic player in the food Brett Baty Throwing Pozo on the plate.
Baty was in third row to replace Mark WindsWho left the game with the discomfort of the groin. After the game, comes assigned the problem to dehydration But the dishes will reassess him on Sunday, when he should not be aligned.
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Senga encountered problems once again in the sixth after walking NOotable Lars and abandon a double to Willson Contreras. But he erased the threat by obtaining Brendan Donovan To end in double game. Senga was removed from the game after hitting Nolan Arenado with land. Reed Garrett came in relief and obtained land in the second goal of Alec Burleson.
In his opinion, Senga was lucky and helped by the defense behind him.
“I don't really have the impression that my locations come out,” said Senga afterwards by an interpreter, via mlb.com. “They get in touch and my championships are doing a great job behind me.”
“I don't think I'm still quite there,” he added. “The locations coming out of my hand and what I imagine, there is still a little difference.”
Pete Alonso Added an insurance race for the food in the eighth round with its sixth circuit of the lift season of the cardinals John King. Alonso had two points produced for the day, also leading to a race with a third round double which gave New York a 2-0 lead.
With the victory, the dishes kept Their advance of a match on Philadelphia Phillies For first place in the NL East. Clay Holmes (2-1, 3.66 ERA) obtains the start of New York on Sunday while they opt for the scanning of the series. Sonny Gray (3-0, 3.13) begins for cardinals.
