Friday night everything was going the Mets way. Kodai Senga made his triumphant return off the IL to a raucous Citi Field crowd, with the chance to pitch the Mets into second place in the NL East over the Braves.

The Mets lineup even gave him a great lead to work with, piling on seven runs against Charlie Morton in one big inning on three home runs.

Senga struck out nine in five strong frames but ended up pulling his calf in the top of the 6th, putting a sour note on an otherwise amazing evening.

Host Ryan Finkelstein is back from vacation bringing you a two-part episode of Locked On Mets.

In this part 1, Ryan discusses the Mets taking over the top seed in the NL Wild Card race from the Braves, as well as the fleeting return of Senga.

Also, the Mets made their first trade of the deadline, acquiring Ryne Stanek, while also making a handful of roster moves.

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