Mets’ Drew Smith goes on IL with strained right lat muscle

By: The Associated Press Posted: 4:27 PM CDT Thursday, Jul. 28, 2022

NEW YORK (AP) — New York Mets reliever Drew Smith was put on the 15-day injured list Thursday because of a strained lat muscle in his right side.

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NEW YORK (AP) — New York Mets reliever Drew Smith was put on the 15-day injured list Thursday because of a strained lat muscle in his right side.

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NEW YORK (AP) — New York Mets reliever Drew Smith was put on the 15-day injured list Thursday because of a strained lat muscle in his right side.

The move was retroactive to Monday, a day after Smith allowed an RBI double to San Diego’s Eric Hosmer in the sixth inning. Smith got the win when the Mets rallied in the bottom half.

A 28-year-old right-hander in his fourth big league season with the Mets, Smith is 2-3 with a 3.51 ERA in 37 relief appearances.

New York Mets relief pitcher Drew Smith reacts as he walks to the dugout after he was pulled from a baseball game by manager Buck Showalter during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs in Chicago, Sunday, July 17, 2022. The Cubs won 3-2. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Smith had a 1.99 ERA in 29 appearances through June 24 but has an 8.68 ERA since while allowing runs in six of eight games. He has given up four home runs in those eight games. raising his season total to eight in 41 innings.