Kodai Senga slapped the dugout railing in a raw display of emotion, a most unexpected Game 1 starter pumping his fist during an eighth-inning comeback that — have you followed these New York Mets? New York has mastered the art of the late rally,

Kodai Senga allowed a run over two innings in his return to the New York Mets’ rotation in Game 1 of the National League Division Series. Senga was making his first start in over two months, and he was doing so in the cauldron of October baseball at Citizens Bank Park.

He tossed two innings and allowed one run in the Mets’ 6-2 victory over the Phillies in the first game of the NL Division Series. After allowing a 425-foot home run to his first batter, Kyle Schwarber, he settled in to retire six of seven.