Morning Briefing: Kodai Senga to Make Rehab Start on Tuesday
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Carlos Mendoza told reporters on Sunday that Kodai Senga will make his second rehab start for Triple-A Syracuse on Tuesday. Senga will throw between 50 and 60 pitches in the outing. In his first rehab start, Senga threw 35 pitches and struck out six over 2 2/3 hitless innings for High-A Brooklyn.
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On This Date in Mets History
1969: Trailing 3-1 in the bottom of the ninth, the Mets rally for three runs against Fergie Jenkins to walk off the Cubs, 4-3, and cut Chicago’s division lead to four games. Cleon Jones evens the score with a two-run double, and Ed Kranepool ends the game with an RBI single. Jerry Koosman tosses a complete game to earn the win on the mound.
2013: The Mets play their fourth game of at least 15 innings, finally emerging victorious, 4-3, thanks to an error by Brandon Crawford on Eric Young Jr.‘s grounder. Bobby Parnell earns the save, working out of a two-on, one-out jam. Josh Edgin earns the win with two scoreless innings of relief.
2019: Pete Alonso defeats Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to win his first Home Run Derby at Progressive Field in Cleveland. Alonso hits 23 homers in the final round to Guerrero’s 22.
Birthdays: Gary Kroll (83), Ken Sanders (83)
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