The magic continues for the New York Mets.
Less than 24 hours after one of the most improbable wins in team history, they have a huge boost to start the next round.
New York announced Friday that ace Kodai Senga, who has started just one game this season, will play in Game 1 of the National League Division Series on Monday.
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Kodai Senga #34 of the New York Mets pitches in the bottom of the first inning of a game against the Miami Marlins on April 2, 2023 at Lawndepot Park in Miami, Florida. (Megan Briggs/Getty Images)
After pitching to an ERA of 2.98 in 2023, Chiga missed the first half due to a torn muscle in the posterior shoulder of his pitching shoulder and started the season on the disabled list. The 31-year-old returned on July 26, but suffered a calf strain in the sixth inning of that game.
However, at the time, coach Carlos Mendoza did not rule out sending Chiga to the postseason.
“If we can see him pitch, that means we're in a good spot, right?” Mendoza said.
They certainly are, coming off a miraculous win Thursday night.
Kodai Senga #34 of the New York Mets pitches in the first inning of the game against the Atlanta Braves on July 26, 2024 at Citi Field in New York City. The Mets defeated the Braves 8-4. (Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
Mets give Pete Alonso's home run a standing ovation after making a viral call on the airwaves
In the top of the 9th inning, leading 2-0, with two outs and a loss, Pete Alonso threw a ball to the opposing field, and the ball went over the right-field wall, giving New York a 3-2 lead. and caused havoc in the dugout and on the basepaths. . They got the insurance money again, holding on for a 4-2 win and advancing to the wild card series against the Milwaukee Brewers.
Alonso's outburst was the first in MLB history by a player when his team was trailing after the ninth inning of a winner-take-all postseason game, according to OPTA statistics.
For the Mets, the miraculous victory felt like deja vu. It was just three days after they fought back from a 3-0 deficit in the eighth inning and a 7-6 deficit in the ninth to clinch a postseason berth in the first game of a doubleheader against the Atlanta Braves.
Kodai Senga, No. 34 of the New York Mets, pitches in the bottom of the second inning of a game against the Miami Marlins on April 2, 2023 at Lawndepot Park in Miami, Florida. (Megan Briggs/Getty Images)
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Chiga will face former Met Zack Wheeler in Philadelphia on Saturday at 4:08 p.m.
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