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 few 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 out there from the bullpen on Sunday, was chosen partially as a result of he’s stretched out and may 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 group 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 value him all of final season.
Mendoza stated he selected to stay with Starling Marte towards right-hander Jackson Rutledge somewhat 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 pretty even matchup there,” Mendoza stated. “And knowing that the cutter was an effective pitch there, I knew I had Winker, but I trust Marte in that particular situation to get the job done. It just didn’t happen this time. … The cutter is a pitch that is giving Winker some trouble and I stuck with Marte there.”
After ending the sixth inning at 92 pitches, Tylor Megill was decided to return for the seventh.
“I told Mendy I wanted to go back out there,” Megill stated, referring to Mendoza. “The bullpen has been working [a lot], so I wanted to go back out and give another 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.
