Mets manager gets blunt about Kodai Senga's struggles

Not to mention that Senga has been subpar aside from not being able to pitch late in games, which is shown by his 0-3 record, 6.06 ERA, 35 hits, 19 walks, and just 30 strikeouts in his past seven appearances (32.2 innings pitched).

Mets' Carlos Mendoza Suggests Kodai Senga Change is Necessary

New York manager Carlos Mendoza spoke with the media after Sunday's loss. And he didn't mince words when it came to Senga's recent struggles.

“We’ve got to get him right, obviously. I’m pretty sure we’re going to have some discussion about what’s next for him. But our job is to get him right. But it’s been a struggle. It has been a struggle. And again, we’ll see what’s next for him," Mendoza said of Senga, per an X post from SNY.

An August 31 article from SNY's Alex Smith also quoted Mendoza as saying, “I think a lot of the things that we’ve seen the past couple of weeks or so where [Senga is] having a hard time coming in the strike zone, a lot of uncompetitive pitches, ball out of the hand, and then he’s having a hard time competing in the strike zone. We saw it today, every time he came in, they made him pay... but it’s just executing and not getting ahead enough.

“When you get behind hitters, it’s hard to compete at this level," Mendoza added.

To cap things off, Mendoza said, "We've been trying to fix him for quite a bit now, you know? Whether it's the mechanics, he said he feels fine physically, but we're not seeing results. Like I said, he's having a hard time competing in the strike zone," per SNY.

Mendoza's sense of frustration surely stems from his understanding of how badly the Mets need Senga to pitch to his potential if they have any chance of reaching their goals this season.