WASHINGTON — A.J. Minter formally hit the 15-day injured checklist on Sunday after he was identified with a lat pressure, however the extent of the harm wasn’t instantly clear to supervisor Carlos Mendoza.
After the Mets’ 8-7 loss to the Nationals, Mendoza stated he needed to seek the advice of with the medical workers a couple of prognosis. The lefty reliever was scheduled to obtain an MRI examination earlier within the day.
Minter on Saturday cited discomfort in his triceps as the explanation for his departure within the eighth inning.
In want of a contemporary arm, the Mets chosen José Ureña from Triple-A Syracuse to take Minter’s roster spot. Ureña, who was obtainable from the bullpen on Sunday, was chosen partly as a result of he’s stretched out and might present a number of innings in an outing.
The Mets will make the most of a sixth starter on Wednesday and will select Ureña for that spot if he isn’t wanted from the bullpen beforehand. However the workforce is leaning towards citing left-hander Brandon Waddell from Syracuse to start out or pitch behind an opener towards the Diamondbacks.
Ronny Mauricio was positioned on a minor league rehab project with Single-A St. Lucie. The infielder is rehabbing from surgical procedure to restore a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his proper knee and subsequent process to take away scar tissue that price him all of final season.
Mendoza stated he selected to stay with Starling Marte towards right-hander Jackson Rutledge reasonably than use Jesse Winker as a pinch hitter within the eighth inning with runners on second and third due to the actual matchup. Marte grounded out and the Mets didn’t rating within the inning.
“It was a reasonably even matchup there,” Mendoza stated. “And realizing that the cutter was an efficient pitch there, I knew I had Winker, however I belief Marte in that individual state of affairs to get the job completed. It simply didn’t occur this time. … The cutter is a pitch that’s giving Winker some bother and I caught with Marte there.”
After ending the sixth inning at 92 pitches, Tylor Megill was decided to return for the seventh.
“I advised Mendy I needed to return on the market,” Megill stated, referring to Mendoza. “The bullpen has been working [a lot], so I needed to return out and provides one other inning and save the bullpen.”
Megill was charged for 2 runs within the inning — Juan Soto misplaced a fly ball for a double to start the Nationals rally — earlier than he was eliminated with one out. It was Megill’s first time working past 5 ¹/₃ innings in his six begins this season.
