It was an important outing for Senga, as he hopes to be a major factor for the Mets' rotation this season after an injury-plagued 2024 campaign.Senga met with reporters after his outing against the A's and talked about how he was so efficient on the afternoon.

Kodai Senga became the first Mets pitcher to threw seven innings this year, and New York beat the Athletics 8-0 for its fourth straight series win.

Senga sparkled for seven innings in the Mets’ 8-0 win over the Athletics on Sunday, matching the longest scoreless outing of his major-league career. He scattered four hits — none after the third inning — and two walks. Of his four strikeouts, two were of his final two batters.