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 sequence finale towards the Phillies. Again discomfort has been an issue for the NL MVP candidate all weekend, and because it seems, considerably longer. Lindor instructed reporters, together with Tim Britton of The Athletic, that he has been taking part in by way of again ache for the previous two weeks. Ever since he additional irritated the damage on Friday, it has turn into too tough to disregard.
Lindor will go for an MRI tomorrow, after which the Mets could have a greater sense of the severity of his situation. For sure, they’ll be hoping it’s nothing severe and the star shortstop can get again on the sphere as quickly as attainable. The Mets are in a useless warmth with the Braves within the race to safe the third and remaining NL Wild Card berth.
In additional damage 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 damage isn’t fairly as dangerous as it would sound, however nonetheless, the group doesn’t know when Blackburn will be capable of return. The proper-hander has not pitched since August 23. Fortunately for the Mets, their pitching workers, and notably their beginning rotation, has been a energy 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 can be “shocked” if catcher Austin Barnes doesn’t wind up on the injured record tomorrow, in response to Juan Toribio of MLB.com. The veteran backstop acquired hit by a foul ball on his left large toe and was pressured to make an early exit from right this moment’s recreation towards the Braves. Barnes frolicked 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 “totally different spot,” it’s fairly attainable Barnes re-aggravated his previous damage. Ardaya notes that Hunter Feduccia – one in all 4 catchers on the Dodgers’ 40-man roster – is already on his strategy to be part of the large league membership.
- Brewers reliever Joel Payamps felt discomfort in his forearm throughout his look right this moment towards the Diamondbacks, supervisor Pat Murphy instructed reporters (together with Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel). The proper-hander recorded one out within the backside of the seventh inning and didn’t return for the eighth. The Brewers haven’t but offered any additional particulars about Payamps, who has been one of many group’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 regarded fairly as sharp in 2024 as he did the 12 months 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 vital spots.