RHP Rafael Montero recorded his second career win in Sunday's 8-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants. The fourth-year Met went 31 appearances between his first win, which came Sept. 10, 2014 against Colorado, and Sunday's victory. He struck out a season-best seven in 5 2/3 innings.

RHP Rafael Montero will return to a starter's role when he faces the San Francisco Giants on Sunday. He has pitched against the Giants once in relief in his career, retiring both batters he faced earlier this season. He has never started against San Francisco. Montero has gone 0-1 with a 10.80 ERA in two starts this season, the most recent being May 25 against San Diego.

RHP Rafael Montero worked a season-high 3 2/3 innings, striking out five and issuing two walks. Montero relieved RHP Zack Wheeler in the third inning. For the season, Montero is 0-4 with a 6.49 ERA. However, Mets manager Terry Collins was impressed with Montero's performance.

RHP Rafael Montero was recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas on Wednesday. This is the third trip to the majors this season for Montero, who is 0-4 with an 8.24 ERA in 13 games (two starts). Montero, who has allowed a whopping 50 baserunners (33 hits, 17 walks) in just 19 2/3 innings, made the Mets' Opening Day roster before he was optioned to Las Vegas on April 19. He was recalled May 5 and sent back to Las Vegas on May 26. Montero will likely be used in low-leverage and/or emergency-only situations by the Mets.

RHP Rafael Montero was optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas. He has struggled for the Mets, with an 0-4 record, and a 8.24 ERA in 19 2/3 innings. That includes allowing three runs on five hits over three innings Thursday when he started and threw 87 pitches in New York's 4-3 loss to San Diego.

RHP Rafael Montero failed another audition Thursday when he took the loss in an emergency spot start after allowing three runs on five hits and three walks while striking out four over just three innings in a 4-3 loss to the Padres. Montero was pressed into duty when the Mets scratched RHP Jacob deGrom due to a foreboding weather forecast and a reluctance to waste deGrom if the game was delayed or postponed after a few innings. But the game was played without interruption, albeit through a steady mist. Montero threw a whopping 87 pitches, including 45 in the first inning. The Mets are now 2-16 in Montero's last 18 appearances dating to last season. But with the Mets missing two projected members of their Opening Day rotation, and possessing few major league-caliber arms at Triple-A Las Vegas, it is likely Montero will remain on the roster for the foreseeable future. Montero is 0-4 with an 8.24 ERA and has allowed 50 baserunners in 19 2/3 innings.

RHP Rafael Montero was recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas on Friday when he made his first major league start of the season and didn't factor into the decision after allowing five runs, seven hits and three walks while striking out four in 3 2/3 innings of the Mets' 8-7 win over the Marlins. Montero was in line for the loss before the Mets scored five runs in the seventh inning. Despite the poor outing, Montero is expected to get at least a handful more starts in place of RHP Noah Syndergaard, who is expected to miss at least two months with a torn lat. Montero is 0-2 with a 10.45 ERA in seven games this season.

RHP Rafael Montero (0-2, 9.45) will make his first start. He has appeared in six games as a reliever and has six strikeouts and eight walks in 2/3 innings. In two starts for Triple-A Las Vegas, Montero had a 1.74 ERA with 16 strikeouts in 10 1/3 innings. Montero has made nine appearances against St. Louis, two of them starts, and is 0-0 with a 2.50 ERA.

ATLANTA -- For the second time this season, a game between the New York Mets and Atlanta Braves was postponed because of rain.Heavy rain in the area caused play to stop at 8:44 p.m. ET, with the Mets leading 3-1 with two outs in the fourth inning. The game was postponed after a delay of 1 hour, 59 minutes.The makeup date has not been determined. The Mets have two future series in Atlanta, one in June and another in September. They already have a double-header scheduled for Sept. 25 to make up the earlier rainout in New York.The Braves will open a three-game series on Friday against St. Louis. New York returns home to open a three-game set against Miami.The rainout caused both teams to burn a starting pitcher - Atlanta's Jaime Garcia and New York's Zack Wheeler.Atlanta will keep its starting rotation intact for the series against the Cardinals. Right-hander Mike Foltynewicz (0-3, 2.81 ERA) will open the series against St. Louis right-hander Lance Lynn (3-1, 2.45).New York will start right-hander... [More]

RHP Rafael Montero was optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas. Montero won the long reliever job with an impressive spring but went 0-2 with a 9.45 ERA in six appearances, during which he allowed a whopping 24 baserunners (16 hits, eight walks) over just 6 2/3 innings. He will likely start at Las Vegas.

RHP Rafael Montero was the forgotten man after missing most of 2015 with a mysterious shoulder injury and compiling a 5.47 ERA between the majors and minors last season, But Montero struck out 21 batters and posted a 1.96 ERA in his first 18 1/3 Grapefruit League innings to put himself back on the Mets' radar as a potential in-season rotation or bullpen stopgap.

Pablo Sandoval hit a three-run home run off Blake Snell as a split squad of Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays, 7-5, in Port Charlotte Fla. Sandoval, who is trying to win the Red Sox third base job, hit his fourth home run of the spring and is batting .353. Snell continued his rocky spring by allowing four runs and six hits in 4 2/3 innings to raise his ERA to 6.16. Mets 3, Braves 0 Rafael Montero continued strong spring by allowing four hits in five innings as New York blanked Atlanta in Kissimmee, Fla. Montero lowered his spring ERA to 1.96 while Michael Conforto homered for the Mets. Atlanta's R.A. Dickey allowed two runs and seven hits in six innings.Yankees 6, Blue Jays 5Pete Kozma hit the game-winning single in the bottom of the ninth inning as New York capitalized on four Toronto errors in Tampa Fla. Greg Bird hit his seventh home run of the spring for New York. Ryan Goins and Jarrod Saltalamacchia hit home runs off Yankees' starter Adam Warren.Pirates 5, Tigers 4Adam Frazier... [More]

RHP Rafael Montero made his third major league start of the year Monday, and it will be the last for the foreseeable future. He gave up six runs in 1 2/3 innings, after which manager Terry Collins declared that Montero would not be part of the rotation moving forward. Montero walked two batters with the bases loaded in the first inning to force as he threw 37 pitches in the frame. He then gave up a homer to opposing pitcher Mat Latos and a three-run shot to Anthony Rendon in the second. "It is frustrating because he has good stuff," Collins said.

RHP Rafael Montero (0-0, 4.63) will be looking for his first career win against the Nationals when he starts Monday. It will be his third appearance against Washington, his second start. In his last appearance on April 8, 2015, he pitched two scoreless innings. In his most recent start, Montero allowed three runs in 4 1/3 innings and received no decision.

RHP Rafael Montero will remain in the Mets' rotation and face the Nationals on Monday in Washington. He has walked 10 in 9 1/3 innings over two starts, but has only allowed a combined three runs and five hits.

RHP Rafael Montero, a rotation fill-in, will start Monday against the Nationals in Washington.

RHP Rafael Montero could remain in the Mets' rotation now that it seems unlikely that LHP Steven Matz and RHP Jacob deGrom will be ready to make their next turns. Montero said "mechanical stuff" was leading to his control issues. Manager Terry Collins was more emphatic following Tuesday night's outing. "He needs to stop walking people," Collins said. Montero has walked 10 in 9 1/3 innings.

RHP Rafael Montero was recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas to start the Tuesday game at Cincinnati. Montero allowed three runs on three hits, walked four and fanned four in 4 1/3 innings. "He needs to stop walking people," manager Terry Collins said. "That gets him into trouble. He's pitching to the edges, just missing." Montero will remain in the rotation for now, Collins indicated.

RHP Rafael Montero was placed on the "taxi squad" Monday and joined the team in Cincinnati. Montero wasn't yet eligible to be recalled on Monday, but he will be prior to starting Tuesday's game against the Reds. "He has to be down 10 days or until the end of (Las Vegas') season," manager Terry Collins said. "Today counts as the day, so he has to be taxi squad."

RHP Rafael Montero will likely start for the Mets on Tuesday night, barring any postponements before then. Montero, who allowed three runs over 1 1/3 innings for Double-A Binghamton on Saturday night, would occupy the rotation spot usually held by RHP Jacob deGrom, who is expected to miss at least one start due to a sore right forearm. However, should tropical storm Hermine force Sunday's game to be postponed, the Mets would likely push RHP Seth Lugo and RHP Bartolo Colon, their scheduled starters for Sunday and Monday, back a day apiece and have RHP Noah Syndergaard, who started Friday, start on normal rest on Wednesday. Montero made his season debut last Monday, when he threw five shutout innings in his first major league start since April 2015. He went 8-9 with a 5.30 ERA in 25 starts this season between Binghamton and Triple-A Las Vegas.