After a brutal loss to the Rays on Friday night, the Mets got some good news: Kodai Senga has only a Grade 1 hamstring strain, and will be re-evaluated in 14 days. Grade 1 is the least severe strain possible, and the Mets look to have dodged their ace missing too much time.
Senga strained his hamstring in the series finale with the Nationals on Friday afternoon. Here is how our Vasilis Drimalitis described the injury shortly after it occurred:
The scary moment occurred in the sixth, when Pete Alonso fielded a grounder hit by CJ Abrams and threw the ball high to first.