Senga Named Mets’ NLDS Game One Starter

Updated Post: Oct. 4 at 4:53 p.m.

Manager Carlos Mendoza told reporters that Kodai Senga will start for the Mets in Game One of the NLDS on Saturday afternoon against the Philadelphia Phillies. Senga has not pitched in a major league game since suffering a calf strain versus the Atlanta Braves on July 26, though he’s willing to throw for as long as New York needs him.

“If they say 10 pitches, I’m all in for 10 pitches,” Senga said. “If they say 200, I’m in for 200.”

Mendoza...