It's been 13 days since Kodai Senga last took the mound for the Mets, but what the right-hander did Friday night against the Marlins was commendable considering what was against him.
Not only was Senga, who has been used out of the bullpen of late, down for two weeks, but he found out he was starting just hours before the 7:10 p.m. first pitch. The Mets scratched Freddy Peralta from his originally scheduled start as negotiations heated up ahead of the trade deadline.
It actually worked out for Senga, as he pitched four scoreless innings before running out of gas in the fifth of the Mets' 5-2 loss to the Marlins. He allowed three earned runs -- two coming after he was pulled -- on two hits and two walks while striking out four.
"He was phenomenal today for a guy who hasn't been out there for 13-14 days. You can't ask for anything more," interim manager Andy Green said after the game. "That was an impressive four innings. If I'm handling that right, that's the end of his night and he feels really good about himself."
"To be honest, there was some fear - I hope it's gonna go okay," Senga said of his outing after being down for so long via an interpreter. "Despite that, I was able to go out there, not be too tense or anything, and go out there and pitch."

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