New York Mets starting pitcher Kodai Senga exited Thursday's game against the Washington Nationals in the bottom of the sixth inning after injuring himself while covering first base on a groundout.

It was a bittersweet, beautiful afternoon in Queens today, as the Mets rolled to their sixth straight victory, taking down the Nationals 4-3. However, the seemingly easy victory almost came apart in the ninth and the Mets may have lost their ace to injury for an undetermined period of time.

Senga retired 15 of the last 16 Nationals he faced, allowed one walk, struck out five and left with the Mets ahead 4-0. After Jose Castillo and Huascar Brazoban carried the shutout to the ninth — with the help of a run-saving diving catch by centerfielder Tyrone Taylor — things got dicey for the Mets.

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Mets starting pitcher Kodai Senga exited Thursday's game against the visiting Nationals with an apparent right leg injury.

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Peterson needed just nine pitches in the ninth inning to finish a shutout in the Mets’ 5-0 win over the Nationals on Wednesday night at Citi Field. In total, he threw 106 pitches. He allowed just six hits, no walks. He struck out six batters. “This is what we strive for,” Peterson said.

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