Chad Jennings

LOS ANGELES — The New York Mets’ risky play with Kodai Senga backfired tremendously in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series, and it’s imperiled their entire pitching plan for this best-of-seven series. Senga had no command of his pitches from the jump Sunday, walking four of the 10 batters he faced. Three of them came around to score on a pair of RBI hits from Max Muncy and Shohei Ohtani. Senga lasted all of 1 1/3 innings, throwing just 10 of his 30 pitches for strikes. New York had hoped Senga, who had made just two starts all year including his Game 1 start in the NLDS,...

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