MLB Player News

McLain heads to the injured list after being held out of Cincinnati’s lineup in four straight games dating back to last Thursday with a slight left hamstring strain. It doesn’t sound like a serious concern, but he’s going to need at least a couple additional days off to put the issue to bed and ensure that it doesn’t get worse. The 25-year-old is hitting .214 (6-for-28) with three homers and one steal in eight games. It’ll be a combination of Gavin Lux and Santiago Espinal filling the void at the keystone until at least mid-April.

Waddell was sent down on Saturday, but since he was hurting when it happened, he’ll resume collecting a major league salary and service time until he’s healthy. The 31-year-old Waddell has a 4.00 ERA over 27 innings for the Mets this season.

Marte missed two weeks with a bruised right knee. He’s done solid work in hitting .270/.353/.387 this season, and he should resume starting against lefties, which will probably further cut into Ronny Mauricio’s playing time.

Garza is up with the Mets for the second time after allowing four runs in 6 2/3 innings last month. The 31-year-old journeyman had a 10.38 ERA in 8 2/3 innings for Triple-A Syracuse.

With Rico Garcia and Justin Garza getting added to the Mets pen, Devenski is out. He’d allowed just one run in 6 1/3 innings since being called up July 5. He has a 2.38 ERA in 11 1/3 innings over four stints with the Mets this season.

Herget, who was just called up Saturday, did a great job last night in throwing 2 1/3 scoreless innings in the Mets’ comeback victory, but now he’s gone for a fresh arm. That’s the life of a fringe reliever.

Young got one plate appearance in 11 days with the Mets and delivered a sac fly. He’s hit .171/.222/.415 overall in 45 plate appearances for the club this season.

Birdsong will head back to Triple-A after losing the strike zone and giving up five runs without retiring a batter last night. He had a 2.79 ERA in five starts and 11 relief appearances through June 12, but he’d since given up 20 earned runs and walked 18 in 17 1/3 innings over his last five starts. Carson Seymour was called up and could jump into the rotation in his place next week. Carson Whisenhunt could also be an option, and there’s the chance the Giants could trade for a starter before the deadline.

Because he wasn’t going to be available to pitch tonight, Beck loses his spot despite having pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings since the All-Star break. He has a 5.68 ERA overall in 19 innings this season, though half of the runs he allowed came in one outing in a game the Giants weren’t winning anyway.

It’s Seymour’s second major league stint after he allowed two runs over four innings in two relief appearances last month. A starter with a 3.86 ERA in Triple-A, he’ll be available to pitch several innings tonight if needed. With Hayden Birdsong getting demoted, Seymour could also be a candidate to pitch next time the Giants need a fifth starter.

MLB still hasn’t had anything to say about the abuse allegations made by Hjelle’s wife last month, and he apparently remains in good standing with the Giants organization. He’ll return to his middle relief role after amassing a 2.70 ERA in 10 innings since being shipped out last month.