Location: Flushing, N.Y. | Ballpark: Shea Stadium (57,343) | Spring Training: Port St. Lucie, Fla.
Owner: Fred Wilpon | GM: Omar Minaya | Manager: Jerry Manuel | World Championships: 2
An MRI taken Monday showed that second baseman Luis Castillo has a strained left quad muscle. He remains day-to-day.
Castillo was injured legging out a triple in the first inning of Sunday's game at Cincinnati and he didn't play in Monday's game against Washington.
Manager Willie Randolph said he has a policy that "if a player takes himself out of a game, he doesn't play the next day."
Damion Easley started at second base Monday and homered.
The Mets said there was no timetable for Castillo's return, but it appears he will not go on the disabled list.
NATIONALS 10, METS 4: Third baseman David Wright said the Mets have been inconsistent all year after the Mets won two or three over the weekend against Cincinnati. That proved true as they were pasted Monday by Washington.
Nelson Figueroa (2-3) allowed six runs in five innings on five hits and five walks.
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According to Joel Sherman over at the Post, the Mariners are all set to make J.J. Putz available to other teams. He further elaborates with the following on the Mets closer plans:
