Senga's Fire Start: Mets Rotation on Fire

0:00It's April 6th. This is New York Metz News today, powered by AI, your team, your update. Kodai Senga is lighting it up early for the Metz in the 2026 season. In his second start Sunday against the Giants in San Francisco, he went five and two-thirds innings, giving up just two runs on five hits and two. Walks while fanning seven batters, the Metz took that one, five to two. And through two outings, Senga sitting on a sharp 3.09 ERA over 11 and two-thirds innings. With 16 strikeouts against 47 batters faced, that means he's whiffing more than a third of the guys he faces, showing that ghost fork ball is back in form. Senga stressed after the game how key it was to pitch without any health issues, getting through healthy for the first time in a minute. Looking back, his rookie year in 2023 was straight fire, runner up for National League rookie of the year with a 2.98, ERA and 202 punchouts in 166 and a third innings.

1:02Then 2024 was a wash with injuries. Barely five regular season innings and 2025 saw a solid 3.02 ERA over. 22 starts before a late slump got him sense of the minors. Now he's channeling that 2023 vibe, which could lock down one of baseball's top rotations if everyone stays on the mound. Senga called the group strong and said he won't lag behind as they pushed the match forward this year.