Kodai Senga dropped to 0-5 after giving up seven runs and walking five in 3 2/3 innings Tuesday against the Cubs.
Senga was terrific in the first tonight, averaging 97.8 mph on his 12 fastballs and striking out both Pete Crow-Armstrong and Michael Busch in a perfect inning. After that, though, his fastball plummeted to 95 mph on average, he gave the Cubs six free baserunners and two of the three hits he allowed left the yard. After the game, it sounded like his time in the rotation might come to an end for now. In theory, Senga still has enough in the tank, even while throwing 95 mph, to retire major league hitters. he struck out six tonight and allowed just three hard-hit balls. In practice, though, he’s 0-9 with an 8.10 ERA in 15 starts since last year’s All-Star break.
