Senga retired 15 of the last 16 Nationals he faced, allowed one walk, struck out five and left with the Mets ahead 4-0. After Jose Castillo and Huascar Brazoban carried the shutout to the ninth — with the help of a run-saving diving catch by centerfielder Tyrone Taylor — things got dicey for the Mets.

Kodai Senga lanzó cinco 2/3 entradas sin permitir carreras el jueves antes de salir con una distensión en el tendón de la corva en la

No one looked more dejected than Pete Alonso. And no one could find a way to change that expression either, no matter the encouragement offered.

The Mets and Yankees have been the joint custodians of New York City’s rich baseball heritage for more than half a century. The Yanks have been around since 1903. The Mets began play 63 years ago after the departure of the Dodgers and Giants,