NEW YORK — Mets manager Carlos Mendoza announced after Friday’s 7-5 loss to the Rays that right-hander Kodai Senga has been diagnosed with a Grade 1 strain in his right hamstring.

According to manager Carlos Mendoza, Senga said he felt his hamstring grab one stride before he made a leaping grab of Alonso’s high throw.

New York Mets right-hander Kodai Senga, the major league ERA leader, was diagnosed with a Grade 1 strain of his right hamstring, hours after he was placed on the 15-day injured list.

The New York Mets won their sixth consecutive game on Friday, but at a price. Their ace and the National League's leader in ERA, Kodai Senga, left his start pre

New York Mets right-hander Kodai Senga was placed on the injured list on Friday after he exited Thursday's win against the Washington Nationals in the sixth inning after straining

While Friday's MRI showed "relatively good news" on right-hander Kodai Senga's hamstring strain, the major league leader in ERA still is set to miss at least a month, manager Carlos Mendoza indicated.

It was a travel day Thursday for the Rays while the Mets were in action completing a series sweep of the Washington Nationals. Jeff McNeil went yard for the seventh time this season to pace the attack against the Nats. The Mets are now 27-7 at Citi Field.

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Chad Whitson snapped at Carlos Mendoza during an argument between the two over a called ball in the ninth inning.