Christian Scott joining Mets' rotation, will start Thursday's game against Twins

The Mets are officially shaking things up with their starting rotation, as they will be bringing up Christian Scott to start Thursday's series finale against the Twins.

The team will stick with a five-man rotation for now, Carlos Mendoza said Tuesday, and they'll keep Kodai Senga in the mix while David Peterson will remain in the bullpen this time around.

With Scott taking his turn Thursday, Senga will be bumped back to start Saturday against the Rockies.

Both he and Peterson, of course, have struggled mightily in the early-going.

Senga's ERA has quickly risen to 8.83 for the season after allowing a combined 14 runs (13 earned) on 14 hits and a pair of walks in just 5.2 innings of work over his past two outings.

Peterson looked strong serving as the bulk reliever behind Tobias Myers on Sunday in Chicago, but he'd given up four or more runs in each of his previous three appearances before that.

Scott, on the other hand, has pitched extremely well for Syracuse of late.

The right-hander has found his footing after a rough first outing of the season, allowing just two runs on four hits while striking out 12 batters over his last two starts.

This will be Scott's first big-league outing since July 21, 2024.

"The way Scotty's been throwing the ball the past couple of outings, we knew it was just going to be a matter of time before he was going to be helping us -- here we are giving him that opportunity, he earned it and we're excited," Mendoza said.

Minter taking next step

A.J. Minter appears set to take another step on his rehab this week, as he'll join Syracuse on Wednesday.

Minter made his first two appearances back with Low-A St. Lucie earlier this month, then he jumped up to High-A Brooklyn, where he made a pair of outings over the weekend.