NY Mets News: Juan Soto status, Kodai Senga nose dive, Freddy Peralta trade update

A 3-run ninth inning wasn’t nearly enough for the New York Mets to mount a comeback versus the Chicago Cubs. A 9-6 loss to open the first of four, this is trending toward becoming a series that’ll do them in if they drop half of the games.

The Cubs had their own misfortune of losing Edward Cabrera to a serious injury and seeing Pete Crow-Armstrong get tagged out at second base in the most unusual manner following a walk. In 2026, you could show up to the ballpark with a team of penguins and notch out a series victory over these Mets.

The Mets have problems of their own. Within and around the league, it wasn’t a very pleasant good evening.

Juan Soto had us all holding our breath

We know better than to point and laugh at anyone else’s injury. Shortly before Cabrera was writhing in pain, Juan Soto exited the game and no one knew exactly why.

Back tightness was the diagnosis. Aside from your uncle feeling a little bit more like a big leaguer because he now has something in common with Soto, it’s the worst piece of news the team could have received.

Carlos Mendoza is calling it day-to-day and with a doubleheader on Wednesday, we can probably expect Soto to play the second game if any at all. Next Thursday is when the Mets have a day off again. The timing, in particular with Francisco Lindor on his way back, couldn’t be more cruel even if he only misses a few games.

Kodai Senga’s nose dive continues

A strikeout, pop out, and strikeout, it was looking like Kodai Senga might have been headed toward a redemption game. Nope. A 5-run second inning ended his night before it ever really seemed to start.

Over the last 365 days, Senga has logged 67.1 innings and allowed 57 earned runs. It equals a 7.62 ERA spanning 16 total starts. IL stints and a demotion mixed in there as well, it’s hard to envision how there’s any shot at him ever regaining what made him a Cy Young contender in 2023.

After the game, Mendoza seemed as finished with Senga as anyone. No one on this planet may have helped age Mendoza more than Senga over the last 365 days.

One of the players traded for Freddy Peralta shoved on Tuesday

While we’re still grieving what Freddy Peralta did to us on Saturday, Brandon Sproat tossed 5 no-hit innings and struck out 10 Cincinnati Reds batters. A leadoff single in the sixth broke up history, but the fact remains: this trade is trending in the wrong direction.

Sproat still has only a 5.43 ERA this season and a long way to go before the Milwaukee Brewers can feel fully satisfied with what they got from this trade.

You may recall the Reds were the same team Sproat debuted against last year with the Mets. He went 5.1 innings before giving up his first hit to them. Cincinnati may have found their Kryptonite.

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