Morning Briefing: Kodai Senga Hopes to Return Next Week
Good morning, Mets fans!
Kodai Senga has been continuing to rehab his calf injury and over the past couple of weeks more reports have been leaning towards a possible return this season. Senga himself told reporters that he hopes to get in a Triple-A game this weekend and potentially return next week, per Anthony DiComo of MLB.com. Senga said he’s been “working his tail off” and that “he needs to make this work.”
The 31-year-old pitcher suffered a high-grade left calf strain in his first start of the season on July 26, after missing the first half of the season with a right posterior shoulder capsule strain. Senga has worked hard to return but made sure to mention that he will not come back until he is 100% ready.
The Mets took care of business again on Wednesday night, walloping the Nationals by a score of 10-0. The Mets’ bats were ready to play last night, breaking out for nine runs in the fourth inning, which was capped off by a three-run bomb from Brandon Nimmo. The Mets are now up two games on the Atlanta Braves after sweeping the Nationals and Atlanta losing two of three to Cincinnati.
New York will now play a four-game set against the Phillies starting on Thursday. Luis Severino (3.77 ERA, 10-6) will face former Met Taijuan Walker (6.29 ERA, 3-6) at 7:15 p.m. ET at Citi Field.
Kodai Senga. Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports
Wild Card Update
Everyone in the NL Wild Card race stayed put on Wednesday as the Braves, Mets, Diamondbacks,and Padres all won their respective games. San Diego is 2.5 games up on Arizona and the Mets for the first Wild Card spot, and the Braves still trail the Mets and Diamondbacks for the second and third Wild Card spots by two games.
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Mets owner Steve Cohen has stopped trading for Point72 and will now focus his time on mentoring talent and growing the Mets brand, per Nishant Kumar and Katherine Burton of Bloomberg.com.
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Carlos Mendoza told the media that Francisco Lindor has not resumed baseball activities, per Tim Healey of Newsday. Lindor is still considered day-to-day, but his return does not sound imminent. Lindor was seen, though, playing catch on the field before the game, as SNY posted.
Mets rookie RHP Christian Scott will undergo a hybrid UCL surgery early next week, per Nate Heisler of Klutch Sports. Scott will miss the rest of the season and Carlos Mendoza said it is “safe to say” he will not pitch next year. Click here for more on the injury.
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The Baltimore Orioles designated former All-Star closer Craig Kimbrel for assignment. Kimbrel gave up six earned runs in 2/3 of an inning in his outing on Tuesday, raising his ERA to 5.33 on the season.
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Cincinnati Reds LHP Brandon Williamson told the media that he has a full tear of his UCL and will be undergoing Tommy John Surgery, per Charlie Goldsmith of the Cincinnati Enquirer. Williamson is likely to miss all of the 2025 season as well as the end of this season.
Dodgers right-handed pitchers Bobby Miller and Michael Grove were optioned to Triple-A as they activated RHP Joe Kelly and selected the contract of LHP Zach Logue.
The Milwaukee Brewers clinched the NL Central crown with the Cubs’ loss on Wednesday.
Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told reporters that it is “very unlikely” that RHP Gavin Stone returns this year as he is still experiencing shoulder soreness, per Alden González of ESPN.
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Christian Scott’s rookie campaign has come to an end.
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On This Date in Mets History
2022: Max Scherzer pitches six perfect innings and grabs his 200th win of the season in his first start coming back from the injured list. This win clinched the Mets first playoff berth since 2016.
2007: David Wright becomes the first player in Mets history to tally 100 RBIs in three consecutive seasons with a third inning single.
Born On This Date: Randy Myers (1962), Duke Snider (1926).
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