{"id":48069,"date":"2026-04-11T23:58:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T23:58:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=48069"},"modified":"2026-04-11T23:58:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T23:58:06","slug":"kodai-sengas-ugly-start-sparked-mets-implosion-against-as","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=48069","title":{"rendered":"Kodai Senga&#8217;s ugly start sparked Mets implosion against A&#8217;s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2026%2F04%2Fnewspress-collage-u2q9tps2m-1775950969477.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%261775936605\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Kodai Senga had a throwback performance on Saturday, but not in a positive sense.<\/p>\n<p>In a reversion to the second half of last season, when the right-hander became easy work for opponents, Senga got jumped early by the A\u2019s and couldn\u2019t even deliver the Mets through three innings.<\/p>\n<p>Sloppy defense didn\u2019t help and Luke Weaver imploded late, but this one was mostly on Senga in his team\u2019s 11-6 loss at Citi Field that gave the Mets a four-game losing streak.<\/p>\n<p>The Mets awoke offensively after three straight dormant games but never caught the A\u2019s following Senga\u2019s ugly abbreviated outing. <\/p>\n<p>Senga smacked his right leg in disgust with his glove as he walked toward the dugout following his removal in the third inning.<\/p>\n<p>Senga lasted only 2 1\/3 innings, surrendering seven earned runs on eight hits and two walks with three strikeouts before he was removed at 72 pitches. <\/p>\n<p>It was a reversal from what the Mets had seen from Senga in his first two starts this season, in which he was effective against the Cardinals and Giants.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Mets pitcher Kodai Senga (34) is taken out after giving up a three-run home run by Athletics left fielder Carlos Cortes (26) during the third inning when the New York Mets played the Athletics on Saturday, April 11, 2026 at Citi Field. <span class=\"credit\">Robert Sabo for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Bo Bichette ended the Mets\u2019 scoreless drought at 17 innings with an RBI single in the first against lefty Jacob Lopez that gave the Mets a 1-0 lead. <\/p>\n<p>The scoreless drought was the Mets\u2019 second this season that lasted at least 17 innings.<\/p>\n<p>Senga walked Denzel Clarke with the bases loaded in the second to give the A\u2019s their first run. Lawrence Butler\u2019s RBI fielder\u2019s choice extended the lead to 2-1. Senga\u2019s troubles started with consecutive singles by Jacob Wilson and Jeff McNeil to begin the inning before Carlos Cortes walked with one out to load the bases. <\/p>\n<p>Francisco Lindor had a defensive lapse in the inning \u2014 he was caught out of position on a grounder to Marcus Semien, costing the Mets a shot at a double play on Butler\u2019s grounder that could have ended the inning. Semien instead ran to the base after fielding the grounder.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Mets shortstop Bo Bichette (19) hits a two-run homer during the fifth inning. <span class=\"credit\">Robert Sabo for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Mets pitcher Luke Weaver (30) gives up a a there-run home run to Athletics left fielder Tyler Soderstrom (21). <span class=\"credit\">Robert Sabo for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Tyler Soderstrom smashed a two-run homer against Senga in the third, following Shea Langeliers\u2019 leadoff double. The blast was the first Senga allowed this season.<\/p>\n<p> The A\u2019s started a second rally in the inning. Wilson singled \u2013 a ball that Semien missed with a bare hand \u2014 and McNeil hit a grounder off Mark Vientos\u2019 glove for a single. Cortes delivered the knockout blow to Senga with a three-run homer, burying the Mets in a 7-1 hole.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p>Bichette\u2019s first Mets homer cut the deficit. With Lindor aboard, Bichette hit a shot to right that just cleared the right-field fence. The two-run homer gave Bichette a team-leading nine RBIs.<\/p>\n<p>Francisco Alvarez\u2019s blast leading off the bottom of the sixth sliced the Mets\u2019 deficit to 7-4. The homer was Alvarez\u2019s team-leading fourth this season. Before the inning was complete, Carson Benge scored the Mets\u2019 fifth run. Benge walked and scored on Brett Baty\u2019s sacrifice fly following Semien\u2019s single. \u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez (4) stands on second base, but his blast was ruled a home run. <span class=\"credit\">Robert Sabo for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Jorge Polanco homered an inning later to pull the Mets within one run. The Mets put the tying and go-ahead runs on base before the inning was complete, but Benge and Semien were retired in succession to end the threat.<\/p>\n<p>Weaver\u2019s second straight rough performance sank the Mets in the eighth. Weaver surrendered a three-run blast to Soderstrom after Langeliers\u2019 RBI single gave the A\u2019s a two-run lead.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/11\/sports\/kodai-sengas-ugly-start-sparked-mets-implosion-against-as\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kodai Senga had a throwback performance on Saturday, but not in a positive sense. 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