Acce s the Mets beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Mike Puma about the inside buzz on the Mets. PHOENIX Kodai Senga sure didnt appear long for Wednesdays outing after walking five batters over his first three innings. But not only was the Mets right-hander, with help defensively, succe sful in preventing those Diamondbacks runners from scoring, he started throwing strikes. Senga survived and the results were extremely palatable. With Senga throwing six shutout innings, the Mets won 7-1 in the series rubber game at Chase Field to complete a 3-3 road trip. Those first three innings were rough, I didnt have anything, Senga said through his interpreter. And out of experience, when I know that certain Andre Roberson Jersey things are not going certain ways, I have no quick fixes for that. I was able to find that and get through six innings. Explore More Juan Soto handled much of the offensive heft with two home runs and three RBIs. It was his , with both occurring against the Dbacks. Senga saw his ERA drop to 1.16 on a day he allowed only two hits and struck out four, departing after 89 pitches. Kodai Senga, who threw six shutout innings, delivers a pitch during the Mets 7-1 road win over the Diamondbacks on May 7, 2025. Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images It was Sengas fourth start this season in which he didnt surrender an earned run. Senga was asked how he would evaluate his season over seven starts. Its hard to give a black or white answer, good or bad, Senga said. Its probably somewhere in between, but during each start I can find certain objectives that I need to hit or things I need to fix and if I can one by one hit those marks, then this year will be succe sful. Juan Soto hits a solo home run, one of his two long balls, during the Mets 7-1 road win over the Diamondbacks. Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images The performance provided a boost for the Mets, who could appreciate getting six innings from a starter for the second straight game, le sening the bullpens responsibility. On Tuesday, David Peterson gave the Mets six innings in which he allowed four earned runs in a lo s. Max Kranick allowed one run over 1 / innings before Huascar Brazobn got the final two outs in the eighth. Ryne Stanek pitched a scorele s ninth. CHECK OUT THE AND It felt like the first few innings [Senga] was battling with command, lot of mi ses arm side and a few walks, manager Carlos Mendoza said. But then he found something there. He got better as the game went on and gave us six solid innings, so he was pretty good. Senga received early defensive help to keep the game scorele s. Kodai Senga gets a fist bump in the dugout after retiring the Diamondbacks at end of the sixth inning of the Mets win. AP Alek Thomas hit a double to left-center in the second, on which Eugenio Surez was thrown out at the plate on a Tyrone Taylor to Francisco Lindor to Luis Torrens relay. Good pitchers find a way even when they dont have their best stuff, Mendoza said. After walking two batters to start the third, Senga escaped by getting Pavin Smith to hit into an inning-ending double play. Luisangel Acua gestures after hitting an RBI single during the seventh inning of the Mets road win over the Diamondbacks. Getty Images Senga also benefited from Torrens throwing out Corbin Carroll attempting to steal second base in the first inning. Soto homered in the sixth for the games first run. Luisangel Acua delivered an RBI single in the seventh that extended the Mets lead to 2-0. Ryne Stanek and Luis Torrens of the celebrate after closing out the Mets road win over the Diamondbacks. Getty Images Torrens double leading off fueled the rally. Acua swiped second for his ninth stolen base this season. Jeff McNeils ensuing triple widened the Mets lead to 3-0. Soto homered on a cutter from Jalen Beeks leading off the eighth. The two-homer game was Sotos second against Arizona in le s than a week he also blasted two in last Thursdays series finale at Citi Field. Carroll launched a leadoff homer in the eighth against Kranick to pull the Dbacks within 4-1. Kranick allowed two additional hits in the inning before Brazobn was summoned and got the final two outs. Included was a strikeout of the dangerous Surez. Lindor smashed a two-run double in the ninth to give the Mets a cushion. Jos Azocar and Taylor each walked in the inning, before Lindor delivered his second double of the afternoon. Sotos sacrifice fly gave the Mets a 7-1 lead. Keven Durant Jersey