It is very rare that a pitcher will struggle with control as mightily as Kodai Senga did early in yesterday’s 7-1 Mets victory over the Diamondbacks and not only win the game, but not give up an earned run in the process.
In the bottom of the first, Senga walked two batters, but escaped without trouble when the first of those, Corbin Carroll, was throw out trying to steal second, and he induced a weak pop up and a ground out. Next inning, Senga started out by walking Eugion Suárez, who attempted to sore on an Alek Thomas double that required three perfect components to be stopped: Tyrone Taylor’s throw to the relay man, Francisco Lindor’s strike to Luis Torrens, and the perfect tag by Torrens.