Mets add Angels reliever

The Mets beat the waiver trade deadline Wednesday night, acquiring right-handed reliever Fernando Salas from the Angels for minor league righty Erik Manoah.

Salas is 3-6 with a 4.47 ERA in 58 games (56 ¹/3 innings), but has four saves and a 2.93 ERA since the All-Star break. Salas is 19-21 with a 3.71 ERA in seven seasons.

To make room for Salas on the 40-man roster, outfielder Justin Ruggiano was transferred to the 60-day disabled list.

Manoah, 20, was 5-5 with a 5.37 ERA in 13 games for Single-A Brooklyn.

Jeurys Familia took over as the Mets’ single-season saves leader with his 44th in Wednesday’s 5-2 win over the Marlins. He surpassed his total from a year ago and also the 43 hung up by Armando Benitez is 2001.

“I just say ‘thank you’ to everybody in this room, my teammates, the coaches,” said Familia, who worked a perfect ninth. “The key for me is just doing my job day-to-day and not trying to do too much.”

Terry Collins spoke highly of his closer and noted the Mets are in the thick of the race because of him.

“He has been at times absolutely dominant,” the manager said. “He has learned to take the tough times and slough them off as part of baseball and been able to bounce back. We’re in the hunt now because of him. We got to the World Series last year because of him. I’m real proud of him.”

Like last year, the final month of the major league season is hit-or-sit time for the Mets. Collins made that clear. He was talking about the roster call-ups, including

Michael Conforto, who are due to arrive Thursday. Collins said he wants to “find ways to get [Conforto] in the lineup.” And if he hits, he’ll stay put.

“We have reached the point where we did last year where we said, ‘You hit, you play.’ That’s where we’re at.”