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

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 important step now for Senga and the Mets is to ace this recovery process, in a way they didn’t with either of Senga’s rehabilitations last year. In both instances, it appeared he and the Mets were not on the same page at times. Questions about Senga’s next steps or his ultimate timeline were met with shrugs more often than with other players.