Saturday, May 31, 2025 • 4:10 PM
Citi Field • Flushing, NY
RHP Antonio Senzatela (1-9, 6.50) vs. RHP Kodai Senga (5-3, 1.46)
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Francisco Lindor welcomed the Rockies to Queens Friday night with fireworks! The Mets took the first game of the series behind Lindor’s two home runs. Actual thunder followed Lindor’s show. We’ve had quite a bit of rain in the area throughout the night, but as of writing, the weather looks alright for today’s afternoon game.

Kodai Senga (34) Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images

Mets Lineup

Francisco Lindor – SS
Brandon Nimmo – LF
Juan Soto – RF
Pete Alonso – 1B
Brett Baty – 3B
Jared Young – DH
Tyrone Taylor – CF
Jeff McNeil – 2B
Francisco Alvarez – C

The Mets end the month of May with their ace Kodai Senga on the mound. Over 55 2/3 innings, Senga has a 1.46 ERA, 3.13 FIP, 1.240 WHIP, and a 264 ERA+. Senga had a particularly tough start on May 19th, where he allowed three runs over six innings against the Red Sox. It was a gutsy performance that could have completely fallen apart after allowing the runs early, but Senga kept the Mets in the game and lasted through the sixth. Last time out, Senga held the high-powered Dodgers lineup to only one run (a solo homer), scattering five hits and four walks over 5 1/3 innings. The Rockies have the following career numbers against Senga:

Opposing Lineup

Jordan Beck – DH
Ezequiel Tovar – SS
Hunter Goodman – C
Ryan McMahon – 3B
Thairo Estrada – 2B
Brenton Doyle – CF
Sam Hilliard – LF
Kyle Farmer – 1B
Mickey Moniak – RF

The Mets’ bats will get a look at Antonio Senzatela this afternoon. Senzatela has played his entire career with the Rockies, making his debut in 2017. He’s had a rough few years, tearing his ACL in August 2022, then needing Tommy John in 2023. Somehow, the injuries were spaced out in such a way that he never missed an entire season, but he made only 24 starts between 2022 and 2024.

This season, he has pitched 54 innings over 11 games with a 6.50 ERA, 5.06 FIP, 1.944 WHIP, and a 71 ERA+. He’s currently leading the league in hits allowed with 90. The Mets have the following career stats against Senzatela:

Pete Alonso 4-11, 2B
Brett Baty 0-1, BB
Francisco Lindor 3-13, HR, 4 K
Starling Marte 7-13, 2B, HR
Jeff McNeil 2-11, HR
Brandon Nimmo 2-8, 2 HR, 3 K
Juan Soto 1-2, HR, BB
Tyrone Taylor 3-5, K
Luis Torrens 2-4, BB, K

Game Notes

The Mets enter the final day of May with a 14-12 record and a 3.12 ERA. The Mets have not had a losing record in a month since they went 9-19 in May of 2024.
Senga has allowed three earned runs or less in 27 consecutive starts, the fourth-longest such streak in franchise history. He trails only Jacob deGrom’s 40 starts (from 9/9/19-9/18/22), deGrom’s 31 starts (from 4/16/18-4/3/19), and Dwight Gooden’s 29 starts (from 9/7/84-8/10/85).
Francisco Lindor homered from both sides of the plate for the seventh time in his career and for the fifth time with the Mets. Courtesy of Elias, his five games with homers from both sides are tied with Todd Hundley and Carlos Beltrán for the most such instances in franchise history.

Three Things To Watch For

Francisco Lindor. Lindor had a huge night at the plate Friday night, going 3-for-4 with two home runs and three runs scored. It was his second multi-hit game in three nights. Lindor is also tied with Derek Jeter for the fourth most home runs (260) by players who spent at least 60% of their time at shortstop. When Lindor is on fire, good things generally happen to the Mets.
Juan Soto. Soto has been mired in a mini-slump, going 0-for-14 with only two walks in four games. Friday night, he went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI. This lineup is designed for Soto to either get Lindor in or put Pete in a good position to get some RBIs, even with Soto hitting in the three-spot now. Let’s hope Soto and Lindor run it back again today.
Chris Devenski. The Mets called up Chris Devenski before Friday’s game. Devenski pitched two innings against the Diamondbacks about a month ago, allowing two runs on two hits and a walk while striking out two. He’s been great for Syracuse this season, pitching 18 1/3 innings with a 1.96 ERA (13 K’s). The righty has a low-to-mid 90 mph fastball, but he leans on his low-80s changeup as his primary pitch. It will be interesting to compare his 2025 pitch selection to previous seasons. Has the Mets’ pitching lab changed anything?

Let’s go Mets!