It's a tale as old as time: the Mets and abject sadness.
Mets ace Kodai Senga has been ruled out for the regular season after injuring his calf during his season debut on Friday night.
And what a season debut it was. Senga returned from a shoulder injury that mired him all spring to strike nine Braves batters out in just over 70 pitches in a sterling display of what the Mets had been missing all season.
As quickly as that electricity came, though, the sadness that lingers over every Mets fan returned.
In an attempt to get out of the way on a pop out, Senga rolled off the pitcher's mound clutching his calf. On Saturday, it was revealed that the ace had a "high-grade" calf sprain and would miss time through at least September.
It's a blow to a Mets team that looks increasingly poised for the postseason.
But the market doesn't seem to care all that much, considering Senga's absence all year. In fact, it had been baked into the market that Senga wouldn't be much of a factor even upon his return.
The Mets' odds to make the playoffs at -135 improved with a win over the Braves. Of course, that's also buoyed by a five-game winning streak, including two wins against the Braves and a sweep of the Yankees.
That mark of -135 is up from +135, which was the Mets' price as recently as July 23.
And on that date, the Mets were mere +7500 longshots to win the World Series. On account of recent progress — and the poor play of its Wild Card competitors — that line has shortened to +4500 at DraftKings.
