Sean Reid-Foley’s season may very well be over. The suitable-handed reliever will at the least be out a substantial period of time.
An MRI examination on Sunday revealed a partially torn UCL ligament within the reliever’s proper elbow, the Mets introduced. He'll meet with staff medical doctors and medical personnel to find out the subsequent step.
“We wouldn’t have pitched him [if we knew it was bothering him],” supervisor Buck Showalter stated earlier than the Mets-Phillies’ collection finale at Citi Area Sunday evening. “It’s unlucky. We’re fortunate that in at this time’s world it’s one thing that may be fastened.”
Reid-Foley, who felt discomfort whereas pitching in Saturday’s loss to the Phillies and took himself out, had struggled previous to the damage, pitching to a 5.40 ERA in 10 innings. He was scored upon in 4 of his seven outings. The Mets recalled Yoan Lopez from Triple-A Syracuse to fill Reid-Foley’s spot on the roster.
Starling Marte was dropped to seventh within the batting order and Jeff McNeil was elevated to 3rd, a transfer that Showalter stated was meant largely to stability out the batting order towards the Phillies’ left-handed heavy bullpen.
However Marte is in funk, with simply three hits in his previous 22 at-bats and is slashing simply .224/.290/.318. McNeil, in the meantime, is batting .328 and has been one of many Mets’ most constant hitters regardless of batting close to the underside of the order many of the yr.
“Marte will likely be again up there,” Showalter stated. “It slots higher as the sport progresses this fashion. … Everyone knows that Marte goes to hit extra and he’s had some good outings. You take a look at RBIs and issues he’s accomplished already, in the event you don’t dwell on sure numbers.”
Tomas Nido was behind the plate catching Max Scherzer once more Sunday evening, as he was in Scherzer’s earlier 4 begins. However Showalter insisted Nido isn’t the ace’s private catcher. The 2 catchers, Nido and James McCann, have largely break up taking part in time to date this season.
“He’s bought consolation with each of them, he’ll be the primary to inform you,” Showalter stated of Scherzer. “Simply due to the way in which it fell a little bit bit. I believe subsequent day trip or perhaps the time after that you just’ll see [McCann] catching him. It’s one thing that gained’t develop into a pattern.”
Outfielder Mark Canha was given the evening off. He’s superb bodily. … Luis Guillorme made his first begin of the collection at second base with McNeil transferring to left discipline.
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