What Just Happened to Kodai Senga? Red Sox Crack His 'Ghost Fork' in Ramon Vazquez’s Stunning Match

In the cold of Fenway Park, Boston Red Sox interim manager Ramón Vázquez steered his team to a 3-1 victory over the New York Mets on Monday night. Because Alex Cora was at his daughter’s graduation, Vázquez took the reins and orchestrated an important win against a top pitcher. The Red Sox quickly got to work against Mets ace Kodai Senga, who had an outstanding 1.02 ERA in the National League. The first double of the game by leadoff hitter Jarren Duran after the first pitch showed that Boston was ready to win. This season, the Red Sox were the first team to make Kodai Senga pay for three earned runs. The ghost fork pitch that Kodai Senga had used so effectively against opposing batters before the game appeared to be less effective against Boston. "That's Jarren for us," Ramón Vázquez said following his managerial debut. "When he starts ballgames like that, we score early. It's a game changer." First, Trevor Story singled home a run in the first inning. In the second, Duran tripled on the same pitch to score Carlos Narváez. Senga’s most important strikes with her iconic weapon made the difference in the outcome. Before the game, Ramón Vázquez hoped Senga’s splitter wouldn’t work, and it seemed he was right. There were many missed pitches in the strike zone, so Red Sox batters had a better chance during their at-bats.Starting for the Red Sox, Hunter Dobbins kept the opponents to one run over 4.2 innings, allowing just five hits. The strategy worked when Wilson got Lindor to strike out after a fierce 10-pitch fight. The Red Sox bullpen played well, and the game ended with Aroldis Chapman collecting his seventh save.Fans can tune in for the second game of the series on Tuesday at 6:45 PM ET at Fenway Park, where the Mets’ Clay Holmes goes up against Walker Buehler from the Red Sox.Also Read: MLB announces Hall of Famer Chipper Jones and former All-Star Marquis Grissom as All-Star Future Games managersKodai Senga should be appreciated for her strong and steady play. For the first time in 17 starts, going back to August 2023, Scherzer allowed over two earned runs, thus breaking the Mets franchise record set by Dwight Gooden from 1985-86.