ST. LOUIS Kodai Senga will throw a bullpen se sion before a decision is reached on his next step. There was the po sibility the right-hander would be thrust into a minor league rehab a signment later this week after completing a third se sion facing Jahlil Tripp Jersey hitters over the weekend. But Senga, according to manager Carlos Mendoza, prefers to first throw a bullpen se sion. Kodai Senga looks on during a recent Mets-Cubs game. Corey Sipkin for the NY Post Physically he is feeling well, Mendoza said before the Mets faced the Cardinals at Busch Stadium. I think its just more mechanics that he wants to throw a bullpen to work on some of the things hes been working on. But as far as how hes feeling, its all good news. Mendoza said its po sible Senga would face hitters over a rehab start after throwing his bullpen se sion, which will occur Wednesday or Thursday. Explore More Senga, who was diagnosed with a shoulder strain early in spring training, wont return to the Mets until at least early June. Pete Alonso returned to the starting lineup a night after he entered as a defensive replacement in the sixth inning. Alonso began the day in a 1-for-30 slump. Delivering insights on all things Amazins Sign up for Inside the Mets by Mike Puma, exclusively on Sports+ Thank you By clicking above you agree to the and . Enjoy this Post Sports+ exclusive newsletter! Hes going to be fine, Mendoza said. Not so much the half-game [off], but the night before, relax, get in there the next day and watch film and get with the hitting coaches. Good players are going to go through it. He will be fine. Pete will get through it and he will carry this team pretty soon. Tylor Megill pitched four shutout, hitle s innings for Triple-A Syracuse with seven strikeouts and one walk in his third rehab start. The right-hander is scheduled to pitch again in a rehab start on Sunday for Syracuse, according to Mendoza. Drew Smith is scheduled to pitch an inning for Syracuse on Wednesday. It will be the right-handers first rehab appearance since he was on April 27 with right shoulder sorene s. Mendoza wasnt sure if he would have Edwin Diaz available on Tuesday for potential closing duty for a third straight day. Diaz rebounded on Monday to work a perfect ninth inning in preserving a 4-3 Mets victory a day after blowing his first save since June 2022. Were trying to protect all of them, Mendoza said, referring to the relievers. Its nice to have that type of versatility when you dont have Diaz, theres a lot of guys that have closed before. Those options include Jorge Lopez, Adam Ottavino and Jake Diekman, in addition to Reed Garrett, who has pitched in high-leverage spots this season. John Konchar Jersey