MILWAUKEE — The Mets season lives, along with Kodai Senga’s chances of returning to pitch for the team this season.
After the Mets completed a wild 4-2 comeback victory over the Brewers in Game 3 of the NL Wild Card Series on Thursday, a club source told The Post that Senga, who has pitched all of 5 ¹/₃ innings for the team this season, is “in the conversation” for a spot on the NLDS roster.
Senga threw a bullpen in recent days that followed a session facing hitters in live batting practice.
The right-hander has spent the last two weeks recovering from triceps tightness he incurred during a minor league rehab start two weeks ago.
Before his setback, Mets officials had been considering an appearance for Senga in the regular season, either as an opener or working from the bullpen.
Senga has not built up enough in his rehab from a calf strain to be considered for a full start.
So if Senga is deemed ready to help the Mets, the most likely scenario is limiting him to 30-40 pitches in a role to be determined.
Senga strained the calf during his first start off the injured list in July after rehabbing from a shoulder strain and triceps tightness that kept him sidelined for the first four months of the season.
Tylor Megill has emerged as a candidate to start Game 1 of the NLDS in Philadelphia.
David Peterson, who would have been pitching on full rest Saturday, was utilized from the bullpen Thursday.
The lefty pitched a scoreless ninth inning, and it may have been enough to eliminate him from consideration to start Game 1 against the Phillies.
Team officials will discuss whether to give Megill or Peterson the start.
Megill was excluded from the wild-card series roster after starting the postseason-clinching game against the Braves on Monday.
The right-hander allowed three earned runs over 5 ²/₃ innings in the start.
Luis Severino would be on full rest to pitch Sunday, but the Mets could also consider Peterson in that spot.
Jesse Winker, a villain just about everywhere he goes, has gotten booed in so many visiting ballparks this season that Mendoza said he boos the veteran outfielder when he walks past him.
“Every time I see him I boo him,” manager Carlos Mendoza said. “I told him they only boo good players.”
The Mets improved to 4-5 all-time in winner-take-all postseason games.
Their last had occurred in 2022, when they lost in Game 3 of the wild-card series against the Padres.
Their last such victory entering play was in Game 5 of the NLDS against the Dodgers in 2015.
