The Mets latest homestand was starting with a three game series against the Phillies. The Mets had Kodai Senga getting the start for them on regular rest, an unusual mode for Senga. The Phillies had Cy Young candidate Cristopher Sánchez taking the mound.

It was an inauspicious start for Senga, who gave up a lead-off triple to Trea Turner (in an at-bat with a controversial ball call). Kyle Schwarber drove Turner in with a groundout to first. Senga got two more outs to get out of the inning but the Mets were already in a deficit after the top of the first. In the bottom of the inning Francisco Lindor led off by reaching base on a throwing error by Trea Turner. But the Mets then got three consecutive outs to waste the baserunner.

Senga struggled again in the second, giving up a one-out walk

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