Kodai Senga, who threw just 5 1/3 innings during the regular season due to multiple injuries, will start Game 1 for the Mets in Philly. 'I'm ready for whatever. If they say 10 pitches, I'm all-in for 10 pitches. If they say 200, I'm in for 200.'
The division series matchups are set! World Series odds, playoff keys and predicted date of doom for all 8 teamsSenga, who is 31 and was the Mets' best pitcher last season, hasn't thrown since July 29, when he left his only outing of the season with a calf strain after 5⅓ innings. Shoulder and triceps injuries had sidelined Senga for the season's first four months.
"I'm ready for whatever," Senga said."If they say 10 pitches, I'm all-in for 10 pitches. If they say 200, I'm in for 200."Senga's return is a welcome sight for the Mets after a run to the division series that depleted their pitching. New York played a doubleheader Monday -- clinching a playoff spot in the first game -- and followed with games the next three days in Milwaukee.
In his first season with the Mets, Senga was one of the best pitchers in baseball, putting up a 2.99 ERA over 166⅓ innings and striking out 202. His vaunted"ghost fork," a devastating split-fingered fastball, was among the best swing-and-miss pitches in the game last season., a postseason standout, is scheduled to oppose him in Game 1, adding to the degree of difficulty already inherent in going from live BP to more than 40,000 fans screaming at Citizens Bank Park.
"But I have no doubt of the work he's put in and the way he's gotten himself prepared, he's ready for the challenge."
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