Mets' Carlos Mendoza: Kodai Senga 'pretty close' to his peak after latest spring start

Thursday night saw Kodai Senga make his third start in spring training, and while he wasn't as dominant as his last outing, the Mets  right-hander's appearance against the Astros may be more impressive. Senga pitched four scoreless innings against Houston, but it was how he got through those frames that is notable. He allowed three hits and one walk, but he scattered them all.

He overcame varying location issues with the fastball and ground through to blank an Astros team that was using most of their projected Opening Day lineup. "Everything seems to be working," manager Carlos Mendoza said after the team's 6-2 win . "Slider, sweeper.

Fastball command came and went, but overall, the secondaries were sharp today. " After an injury-marred 2025, Senga entered spring after an offseason of questions and trade rumors. But the former Rookie of the Year contender has shown, albeit in a limited sample size, that he is working towards that form again.

And the biggest thing that Senga has preached throughout camp this year is that he's healthy -- and it's been a big difference not just physically, but mentally . "As long as I'm healthy and I'm able to pitch my pitches and pitch to my ability, I think the results come along with that," Senga said through an interpreter. "I'm striving for that and that's what I'm here to do.