After exiting early on Friday and sitting out on Saturday, Mets celebrity Francisco Lindor was pulled within the second inning of right this moment’s collection finale in opposition to the Phillies. Again discomfort has been an issue for the NL MVP candidate all weekend, and because it seems, considerably longer. Lindor advised reporters, together with Tim Britton of The Athletic, that he has been taking part in via again ache for the previous two weeks. Ever since he additional irritated the harm on Friday, it has grow to be too tough to disregard.
Lindor will go for an MRI tomorrow, after which the Mets can have a greater sense of the severity of his situation. For sure, they’ll be hoping it’s nothing critical and the star shortstop can get again on the sector as quickly as potential. The Mets are in a lifeless warmth with the Braves within the race to safe the third and last NL Wild Card berth.
In additional harm information out of Queens, beginning pitcher Paul Blackburn is coping with a spinal fluid leak in his again (per Anthony DiComo of MLB.com). President of baseball operations David Stearns suggests the harm isn’t fairly as dangerous as it would sound, however nonetheless, the crew doesn’t know when Blackburn will be capable to return. The precise-hander has not pitched since August 23. Fortunately for the Mets, their pitching employees, and notably their beginning rotation, has been a power as of late. Their starters rank third in MLB with a 2.32 ERA since Blackburn landed on the IL. In the meantime, Blackburn had a 5.18 ERA in 5 begins after becoming a member of the Mets on the commerce deadline.
Extra from across the Nationwide League:
- Dodgers supervisor Dave Roberts says he could be “shocked” if catcher Austin Barnes doesn’t wind up on the injured checklist tomorrow, in accordance with Juan Toribio of MLB.com. The veteran backstop acquired hit by a foul ball on his left large toe and was compelled to make an early exit from right this moment’s sport in opposition to the Braves. Barnes hung out on the IL with a fracture in the identical toe in August, and whereas Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic factors out that right this moment’s contusion is in a “completely different spot,” it’s fairly potential Barnes re-aggravated his outdated harm. Ardaya notes that Hunter Feduccia – one among 4 catchers on the Dodgers’ 40-man roster – is already on his method to be a part of the massive league membership.
- Brewers reliever Joel Payamps felt discomfort in his forearm throughout his look right this moment in opposition to the Diamondbacks, supervisor Pat Murphy advised reporters (together with Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel). The precise-hander recorded one out within the backside of the seventh inning and didn’t return for the eighth. The Brewers haven’t but supplied any additional particulars about Payamps, who has been one of many crew’s most trusted and reliable relievers over the previous two seasons. Throughout 130 video games with Milwaukee, he has a 2.90 ERA and a 3.45 SIERA in 124 innings pitched. He has not seemed fairly as sharp in 2024 as he did the yr earlier than. Nonetheless, his 3.38 ERA and three.73 SIERA are respectable numbers, whereas his six saves, 18 holds, and excessive common leverage index are proof that the Brewers proceed to depend on him in loads of necessary spots.
