If Senga lands on the injured list for an extended period of time, the Mets will likely slide Paul Blackburn back into the rotation and call up reliever. When asked about using Blackburn, Mendoza said the right-hander will be available out of the bullpen for their next series against the Rays, and that they “will go from there.”

The sun was shining and Kodai Senga dominating, with a comfortable lead in Thursday’s sixth inning. And then a mostly perfect Mets afternoon at Citi Field got ruined.

New York got "relatively good news" on Kodai Senga, who has a low-grade hamstring strain and will be re-evaluated in two weeks Carlos Mendoza breaks down Mets’ decision to pull Clay Holmes, Paul Blackburn ’s shaky outing Prospect Kevin Parada homers for second straight game in Binghamton, Ryan Clifford extends hitting streak