Kodai Senga in the conversation for Mets NLDS roster in potential pitching boost

MILWAUKEE — The Mets season lives, along with Kodai Senga’s chances of returning to pitch for the team this season. After the Mets completed a wild 4-2 comeback victory over the Brewers in Game 3 of the NL Wild Card Series on Thursday, a club source told The Post that Senga, who has pitched all of 5 ¹/₃ innings for the team this season, is “in the conversation” for a spot on the NLDS roster. Senga threw a bullpen in recent days that followed a session facing hitters in live batting practice.The right-hander has spent the last two weeks recovering from triceps tightness he incurred during a minor league rehab start two weeks ago. Before his setback, Mets officials had been considering an appearance for Senga in the regular season, either as an opener or working from the bullpen.

Senga has not built up enough in his rehab from a calf strain to be considered for a full start. So if Senga is deemed ready to help the Mets, the most likely scenario is limiting him to 30-40 pitches in a role to be determined.Senga strained the calf during his first start off the injured list in July after rehabbing from a shoulder strain and triceps tightness that kept him sidelined for the first four months of the season. Tylor Megill has emerged as a candidate to start Game 1 of the NLDS in Philadelphia. David Peterson, who would have been pitching on full rest Saturday, was utilized from the bullpen Thursday.

The lefty pitched a scoreless ninth inning, and it may have been enough to eliminate him from consideration to start Game 1 against the Phillies.Team officials will discuss whether to give Megill or Peterson the start. Megill was excluded from the wild-card series roster after starting the postseason-clinching game against the Braves on Monday.

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