Sean Manaea and Kodai Senga each hold a pair of keys for a successful or failed New York Mets season in 2026. Manaea started on Friday, allowing a home run as his lone hit in 3 innings. Senga got the ball on Saturday, lasting 2.2 innings and allowing a pair of home runs among the 3 hits he surrendered.
The results were different, favoring Manaea. The velocity on their fastballs varied by about a decade.
Sean Manaea is done after three innings. Allowed one run on one hit with a walk and a strikeout. Too early for it to mean anything but something to watch: his fastball, (avg 91.