QUEENS, NY — Kodai Senga's track record of being the Mets' ace in 2023 and throughout the first half of this season does not mean much to manager Carlos Mendoza.

The 32-year-old right-hander will have to earn his place on the Mets' postseason roster, should they make it, if he is able to fix his mechanics down in Triple-A. Senga is scheduled to pitch a second minor-league game with Syracuse on Thursday night.

"I wouldn't say definitely," Mendoza said on Thursday prior to his squad's series finale against the San Diego Padres. "I think we'll have that conversation, and we'll take the best 13 guys that we feel are going to give us the best chance to win baseball games in October. But in the meantime, we got 10 more [games], and we will continue to treat it that way."

Senga's first outing

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