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Associated Press
Jul 5, 2025, 09:30 PM ET
NEW YORK -- Mets ace Kodai Senga pitched into the 4th inning Saturday nighttime successful a rehab commencement for Double-A Binghamton against Hartford.
Senga allowed 4 runs, 3 earned, and six hits portion striking retired 4 and walking 2 successful 3⅔ innings. The right-hander threw 44 of 68 pitches for strikes.
One of 13 Mets pitchers connected the injured list, Senga could instrumentality to New York's ravaged rotation adjacent play successful Kansas City conscionable earlier the All-Star break.
Senga strained his close hamstring covering archetypal basal connected June 12 and the Mets went into a 3-14 tailspin afterward. He is 7-3 with a 1.47 ERA successful 13 starts this season.
Earlier successful the day, Zach Pop signed a one-year declaration with the Mets and joined their bullpen earlier a Subway Series crippled against the New York Yankees. The right-hander wasn't utilized arsenic the Mets won 12-6 for their 4th consecutive victory.
Pop made 4 alleviation appearances for the Seattle Mariners successful June earlier getting designated for duty past weekend. Rather than judge an outright duty to the minors, helium elected escaped bureau connected Wednesday.
Right-hander Austin Warren was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse aft throwing 34 pitches implicit 1⅔ innings successful alleviation Friday for the Mets during their 6-5 triumph implicit the crosstown-rival Yankees.
Right-hander Tyler Zuber was designated for duty to wide a spot for Pop connected the 40-man roster.
Pop permitted 1 tally implicit 4⅓ innings successful his archetypal 3 outings with the Mariners but past was tagged for 8 runs - 7 earned - successful 1 inning June 26 astatine Minnesota. He gave up six hits, 2 walks and 2 homers successful that game.
The 28-year-old Pop grew up successful Canada earlier going to assemblage astatine Kentucky. He is 8-5 with a 4.75 ERA and 1 prevention successful 162 large league games implicit 5 seasons with Miami, Toronto and Seattle.
In different news, right-handed starter Tylor Megill (elbow sprain) is opening to play catch. Lefty reliever Brooks Raley (Tommy John surgery) has been pitching good during his insignificant league rehab duty but isn't expected backmost until aft the All-Star break, manager Carlos Mendoza said.
