The Mets made a pair of pitching moves before Tuesday night’s series opener in Arlington against the Rangers, putting Christian Scott on the 15-day injured list with left knee inflammation and activating Devin Williams from the injured list.
For Scott, the IL move ends his season. The right-hander came back from Tommy John surgery on April 23 and gave the Mets a strong stretch in what became his sophomore campaign.
He made 23 starts, logged a 3.85 ERA, and struck out 134 batters while walking 47 across 110 innings. But the workload eventually caught up to him.
After blowing past his previous professional high in innings, the 27-year-old faded down the stretch, posting a 5.30 ERA over his final seven starts. His last outing came Saturday afternoon, when he allowed three runs in 4.2 innings in the Mets’ 10-3 win over the Phillies at Citi Field.
Williams is back after being sidelined with a right shoulder strain since August 8, and his first year in Queens has been uneven. He had a brutal mid-April stretch, giving up eight runs while recording only six outs across four appearances, then settled in and was dominant from there through late June.
Over that run, he struck out 51 batters in 38.2 innings, fueled by a 39.0% chase rate and a 34.9% whiff rate. He has also converted 16 of 19 save chances, but the 4.66 ERA and 1.66 WHIP are not the kind of numbers the Mets envisioned when they signed him to a three-year deal last offseason.
With Williams out, Kodai Senga stepped into an interim closer role and opened his closing career by converting seven straight saves before Pete Alonso homered off him last Tuesday night. Senga’s latest outing, on Sunday, was rough: he allowed three runs and got just one out against the Phillies. He has six games left - three in Texas and three in Washington - to rebound and finish the year strong in the bullpen, while Williams gets one last look in the majors before the offseason.
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