The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Mets’ Syndergaard has torn lat
Ace is put on 10-day DL, but no timetable for his return.
New York Mets general manager Sandy Alderson may accelerate his search for pitching help after the team placed ace right-hander Noah Syndergaard on the 10-day disabled list Monday with a partial tear of his right lat muscle.
The Mets said there is no timetable for Syndergaard’s return, leaving Alderson to look for pitching help outside the organization.
“I said over the last few days we had looked at that possibility,” Alderson said Monday. “I would say yes, this probably could accelerate that process.”
Mets left-hander Steven Matz missed two months with a similar lat injury in 2015. Matz is on the DL with elbow irritation and could return by the end of May.
Syndergaard (1-2) allowed five runs on five hits in the first inning of Sunday’s 23-5 loss to the Nationals. He grimaced after throwing a second-inning strike to Bryce Harper and reached for his right armpit before leaving the field with a trainer and manager Terry Collins.
The injury came only a couple days after he said he felt fine and refused a MRI. He was a late scratch from a scheduled start Thursday after complaining of biceps and shoulder discomfort in his pitching arm.
The Mets also are without slugger Yoenis Cespedes, who was placed on the disabled list Friday with a strained left hamstring.
The Mets must find a replacement to fill Syndergaard’s spot in the rotation by Friday. Collins said lefthander Sean Gilmartin and right-hander Rafael Montero are the top candidates.
Angels: Left-hander Tyler Skaggs will be sidelined for 10 to 12 weeks with a strained right oblique muscle. Skaggs is 1-1 with a 3.99 ERA in five starts after missing nearly two years following Tommy John surgery.
Blue Jays: Right-hander Aaron Sanchez was put back on the 10-day disabled list, this time because a split fingernail. Sanchez came off the disabled list Sunday after a blister on his middle finger healed and he started against Tampa Bay. But he lasted just one inning before his fingernail cracked.
Tigers: Manager Brad Ausmus said he expects Miguel Cabrera to come off the disabled list today to face Cleveland. The slugger hasn’t played since April 21 because of a groin injury.
Yankees: Reliever Bryan Mitchell was sent back to the minors, one day after he pulled double duty by also playing an inning at first base.
Rockies: In his first season back following elbow reconstructive surgery, closer Greg Holland is 11 for 11 in save chances. “The ball, for the most part, it’s been spinning true out of my hand,” said Holland, who’s allowed two runs in 12 innings while striking out 13. His fastball is touching 96 mph again. This version of Holland resembles the one that became a two-time All-Star with Kansas City, before he underwent surgery in October 2015. Holland’s 11 saves in April tied Brian Fuentes (May 2007) and Huston Street ( June 2009) for the most in a month in team history. Colorado’s relievers are holding opponents to a .229 batting average and boast an 8-0 mark in one-run games.