QUEENS, NY — Kodai Senga's struggles have risen to the forefront of an inconsistent Mets rotation.

What was initially believed to be an acclimation period that came with ramping back up to speed following a month-long absence with a hamstring injury has become a steady regression.

In his last eight starts since returning from the IL, the Mets' ace has a 5.40 ERA. Take out his first start back, where he went four scoreless innings, and it swells to 6.10. He has completed five innings just three times, a victim of high pitch counts created by an inability to put opposing hitters away.

"A lot of non-competitive pitches... when you're getting behind hitters, it's going to be hard," Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said, attempting to diagnose Senga's issues. "You look up and it's 80 pitches, 85

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