Kodai Senga fanned 12 over six commanding frames of one-run ball Wednesday before his New York Mets rallied late to walk off with an 8-7, 10-inning win against the Tampa Bay Rays.
Trailing 5-2 in the bottom of the ninth, the Mets tied it on Francisco Alvarez's three-run home run. The American League East-leading Rays went back up 7-5 in the top of the 10th before Pete Alonso clinched the walk-off win with a three-run blast in the home half of the inning.
Senga, who incurred his second MLB loss in his previous start, allowed just three hits and three walks. The Japanese right-hander did not factor in the result after leaving the mound at Citi Field with the Mets down 1-0 on Isaac Paredes' RBI ground-rule double in the fourth.
The former SoftBank Hawks ace is 4-2 with a 3.77 ERA and 55 strikeouts eight games into his first MLB season.
At Petco Park, San Diego Padres starter Yu Darvish (2-3) was charged with his third loss after surrendering all four runs in a 4-3 Kansas City Royals victory.
The veteran right-hander struck out six while allowing six hits and a pair of walks over 5-1/3 innings. He entered the sixth inning with the game tied 1-1 before Vinnie Pasquantino's two-run home run ignited a Kansas City rally.
