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James O’Connell

Kodai Senga shines in Citi Field debut as Mets top Marlins, 5-2

NEW YORK — Citi Field got its first haunting of the season.

Kodai Senga dazzled in his Citi Field debut leading the Mets’ to their 5-2 win over the Marlins on Saturday afternoon. The 30-year-old utilized his infamous ghost fork pitch to hold Miami to just one run over six innings of work while striking out six.

Senga’s second MLB outing was even better than his first — 5 1/3 IP, three hits and one earned run on Apr. 2 — and it came against the same opponent, the only blip on his outing Saturday being a solo homer served up to Jazz Chisholm in the sixth. The righty — who signed a five-year, $70 million contract with the Amazins in Dec. of 2022 — received plenty of help

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