Mets' Senga Injury, Scott's Debut: Pitching Staff Shakeup

0:00It's April to 8th. You're listening to New York Metz News today. AI-powered coverage of your squad. Metz just plays Kodai Senga on the 15-day injured list with lumbar spine inflammation right before their series opener against the Nationals on. Tuesday, they recalled Christian Scott from AAA A-Ciracuse to fill the spot. Senga's move is retroactive to April 27th. Senga kicked off the season strong in his first two starts, tossing 11 innings in two outs while giving up just four runs for 3.0, 9-ERA and 16 strikeouts. But things went soft quick in his next three outings, where he surrendered 16 earned runs over eight innings and one out, ballooning his ERA to 17.28. Fans in the team are feeling the pinch with Senga sidelined after that velocity drop from 97.4 miles per hour early on to 95.1 in his last start against the Rockies. Scott's back two after a rough Major League debut on April 23rd versus the Twins, where

1:01he lasted one innings and one out, walking five in, hitting a batter. Now the Metz are rolling with basically four starters, Freddie Peralta, Nolan McLean, Clay Holmes and Scott stepping up. Sean Manea and David Peterson are handling multi-inning relief from the pen, and it might not be long before one of those lefties slides into the rotation full time. Keep an eye on how Scott settles in, and if the Metz can steady that pitching staff with Senga could make or break their early flow.