Batista finds himself on DL: New York starter Miguel Batista was, indeed, placed on the 15-day disabled list on Sunday with lower back stiffness. The Mets recalled Chris Schwinden to take his place on the roster. Batista was injured before the third inning of Saturday's start against Toronto. He allowed one hit and one walk in two scoreless innings before his departure and lowered his ERA to 3.95 on the year. Jeremy Hefner is expected to take Batista's spot in the rotation for now. (Updated 05/20/2012)
Injury Report
Back - 15-day DL. Out until at least late May (Updated - 5/20/12)
Fantasy Analysis
This is a shame for Batista, who looked fairly good over his first 39 pitches on Saturday. Batista pitched a gem his last time out with seven shutout four-hit innings against the Brewers for his first win. Batista has made five starts for the Mets and has been mediocre, at best, however. On the shelf now, Fantasy owners can stash him mostly in NL-only leagues. Hefner will be an NL-only Fantasy option as his replacement. (Updated 05/20/2012).
05/20/2012 11:29 Mets place righty Batista (strained back muscle) on DL
The New York Mets placed right-hander Miguel Batista on the 15-day disabled list Sunday and recalled right-hander Chris Schwinden from Triple-A Buffalo.
05/19/2012 15:50 Jays' Morrow fires 3-hit shutout vs. Mets
Brandon Morrow pitched his second shutout in four starts, blanking the Mets on three hits and leading the Toronto Blue Jays over New York 2-0 on Saturday.
05/14/2012 22:20 Batista's 7 shutout innings lead Mets
Miguel Batista pitched seven shutout innings of four-hit ball and Daniel Murphy supplied the offense, sending the surprising New York Mets to a 3-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday night.
05/08/2012 22:53 Duda, Wright lead Mets to fourth straight
Lucas Duda had a tiebreaking, two-out RBI single in the seventh and the New York Mets took advantage of Philadelphia's defensive blunder, beating the Phillies 7-4 on Tuesday night.
05/07/2012 22:30 Mets beat Phils, Papelbon in ninth on Valdespin's first MLB home run
Jordany Valdespin had a pinch-hit three-run homer off Jonathan Papelbon in the ninth inning for his first major league hit, leading the New York Mets to a 5-2 victory against the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday night.
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