Overview
- Senga, who pitched on consecutive days for the first time Sunday, allowed a game‑ending 3‑1 fastball to Tristan Peters for a walk‑off home run that finished the Mets’ 2‑1 loss.
- Senga said the at‑bat gave him a new sense of how intense the closer’s role can be and added that he felt good on the mound and had no doubts about pitching on short rest.
- Interim manager Andy Green called the back‑to‑back work a positive developmental step and said the club values gaining experience with Senga in high‑leverage spots.
- Senga’s move to the bullpen follows an uneven run as a starter this year but a recent stretch of strong one‑inning outings backed by higher velocity and his signature forkball.
- Rookie Nolan McLean gave the Mets six scoreless innings in the same game to lower his ERA to 3.21, though he again showed command issues with multiple walks and a hit batter, a pattern the team will monitor as it manages workload into September.