NEW YORK (AP) — The swooning New York Mets took two more hits to their already bang-up pitching staff when closer Jeurys Familia was put on the disabled list Friday because of a sore right shoulder and ace Noah Syndergaard was scratched from a weekend start against the Yankees because of a strained ligament in his right index finger.New York had lost six straight entering the Subway Series, tying its season high, and 11 of 13. The Mets are 16-33 following an 11-1 start and had dropped eight consecutive home games."It can't be an excuse. You don't want to write the season off because you're having injuries," manager Mickey Callaway said. "We still have major league players out there that need to go out there and get the job done."A 28-year-old right-hander, Familia is 2-3 with 14 saves in 18 chances and a 2.48 ERA. The DL stint is retroactive to Thursday, and Callaway hopes Familia can be activated when first eligible on June 17.Familia first reported the issue after Wednesday's game, when... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — Closer Jeurys Familia is the latest New York Mets player to get hurt.Familia was placed on the 10-day disabled list before Friday's Subway Series opener against the Yankees because of a sore right shoulder. The move was retroactive to Thursday.Familia is 2-3 with 14 saves and a 2.48 ERA.Right-hander Jacob Rhame was recalled from Las Vegas of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League. Left-hander Buddy Baumann and infielder Phillip Evans cleared waivers and are being assigned outright to Las Vegas.The Mets also said outfielder Yoenis Cespedes was scheduled to play for Binghamton of the Double-A Eastern League at Trenton on Friday night in an injury rehabilitation assignment.___More AP baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Mets have activated third baseman Todd Frazier and reliever Anthony Swarzak from the disabled list.The Mets made the moves before playing Baltimore on Tuesday night. Frazier was in the starting lineup, batting fourth.Frazier was hitting .237 with five home runs and 21 RBIs. He had been on the disabled list since May 8 with a strained left hamstring.Swarzak was 0-0 with a 3.86 ERA in two games for the Mets. The righty had been on the DL since April 1 with a strained left oblique.The Mets also optioned right-hander Gerson Bautista to Triple-A Las Vegas and designated lefty Buddy Baumann for assignment.Bautista was 0-1 with a 12.46 ERA in five games. Baumann went 0-2 with a 27.00 ERA in four games for the Mets and San Diego.

ATLANTA (AP) — Nationals ace Max Scherzer singled as a pinch hitter in the 14th inning and scored the tiebreaking run on Wilmer Difo's triple, sparking Washington to a 5-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Saturday.In his third big league pinch-hit appearance, Scherzer singled up the middle against Miguel Socolovich (0-1) and sped home from first base on Difo's hit to right-center field. Spencer Kieboom added an RBI single. Scherzer, a three-time Cy Young Award winner, touched off a dugout celebration after he scored.Justin Miller (2-0) struck out five in three innings, facing the minimum, and Sean Doolittle got three straight outs for his 14th save.Juan Soto and Michael Taylor homered for Washington. Johan Camargo hit his third home run this week for Atlanta.YANKEES 8, ORIOLES 5BALTIMORE (AP) — Giancarlo Stanton and Miguel Andujar homered to help Masahiro Tanaka win his fifth straight decision, and the New York Yankees extended the Orioles' losing streak to seven games.Tanaka (7-2) allowed... [More]

ATLANTA (AP) — Nationals ace Max Scherzer singled as a pinch hitter in the 14th inning and scored the tiebreaking run on Wilmer Difo's triple, sparking Washington to a 5-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Saturday.In his third big league pinch-hit appearance, Scherzer singled up the middle against Miguel Socolovich (0-1) and sped home from first base on Difo's hit to right-center field. Spencer Kieboom added an RBI single. Scherzer, a three-time Cy Young Award winner, touched off a dugout celebration after he scored.Justin Miller (2-0) struck out five in three innings, facing the minimum, and Sean Doolittle got three straight outs for his 14th save.Juan Soto and Michael Taylor homered for Washington. Johan Camargo hit his third home run this week for Atlanta.YANKEES 8, ORIOLES 5BALTIMORE (AP) — Giancarlo Stanton and Miguel Andujar homered to help Masahiro Tanaka win his fifth straight decision, and the New York Yankees extended the Orioles' losing streak to seven games.Tanaka (7-2) allowed... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — Rookie Tomas Nido has replaced Jose Lobaton as the New York Mets' backup to newly acquired catcher Devin Mesoraco, primarily so he can observe the eight-year veteran.Starter Travis d'Arnaud's season ended after four games because of a torn elbow ligament and backup Kevin Plawecki isn't expected back for at least another week after breaking his left hand on April 11.Nido was brought up when Plawecki got hurt and hit .135 with one RBI in 17 games and 37 at-bats. He was sent back to the minors after the Mets obtained Mesoraco from Cincinnati on April 8 for former ace Matt Harvey."This is a good opportunity for the next week-to-10 days before Plawecki comes back for him to learn a substantial amount that he's not going to learn in the next eight-to-10 days in Triple-A," Mets manager Mickey Callaway said Saturday.Nido, 24, hit .257 with six RBIs in six games at Triple-A Las Vegas of the Pacific Coast League and five at Double-A Binghamton of the Eastern League. Callaway said... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — The Mets have recalled right-hander Chris Flexen and catcher Tomas Nido from Las Vegas of the Pacific Coast League, optioned left-hander Buddy Baumann to the Triple-A farm team and designated catcher Jose Lobaton for assignment.The 23-year-old Flexen was 3-3 with a 3.40 ERA in seven starts and one relief appearances this year. The 24-year-old Nido batted .135 with one RBI in 17 games and 37 at-bats for the Mets this season and hit .257 with six RBIs in six games at Las Vegas and five at Double-A Binghamton of the Eastern League.Baumann, 30, is 0-1 with a 19.29 ERA in one game with San Diego and one with the Mets, who claimed him off waivers on April 27.The 33-year-old Lobaton hit .152 with three RBIs in 18 games and 46 at-bats with the Mets this season.New York announced the moves Saturday.___More AP baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball

A look at what's happening around the majors today:CALL HIM COACHIchiro Suzuki gets a new job, at least for a day. The 10-time All-Star is expected to be Seattle's bench coach for a doubleheader at Detroit. The Mariners announced earlier this month that the 44-year-old Suzuki was stepping aside as a player this season and was shifting into a front office role. With manager Scott Servais away to see his daughter receive a master's degree at Mississippi, bench coach Manny Acta will be the skipper for the twinbill at Comerica Park, and Suzuki will work in the dugout."I'm honored to have a guy like Ichiro to be my bench coach. It's a luxury. It's another little history that I can tell my grandkids down the road," Acta said. "He's moving fast in the game, huh?"HE'S BACKRed Sox lefty David Price starts at Toronto, pitching for the first time since giving up a season-worst nine runs on May 3 in Texas. He was diagnosed this week with carpal tunnel syndrome. Price is an avid video gamer and says... [More]

A look at what's happening around the majors Saturday:CALL HIM COACHIchiro Suzuki gets a new job, at least for a day. The 10-time All-Star is expected to be Seattle's bench coach for a doubleheader at Detroit. The Mariners announced earlier this month that the 44-year-old Suzuki was stepping aside as a player this season and was shifting into a front office role. With manager Scott Servais away to see his daughter receive a master's degree at Mississippi, bench coach Manny Acta will be the skipper for the twinbill at Comerica Park, and Suzuki will work in the dugout."I'm honored to have a guy like Ichiro to be my bench coach. It's a luxury. It's another little history that I can tell my grandkids down the road," Acta said. "He's moving fast in the game, huh?"HE'S BACKRed Sox lefty David Price starts at Toronto, pitching for the first time since giving up a season-worst nine runs on May 3 in Texas. He was diagnosed this week with carpal tunnel syndrome. Price is an avid video gamer and says... [More]

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The New York Mets will be without outfielder Jay Bruce for their weekend series in Philadelphia.Bruce was placed on the paternity leave list Friday with his wife due to give birth to the couple's second child. He was replaced on the 25-man roster by first baseman Dominic Smith, who was recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas.The Mets also placed right-hander Hansel Robles on the 10-day disabled list, retroactive to Wednesday, with a sprained right knee.Left-hander Buddy Baumann was recalled from Triple-A, but he'll have to sit out Friday night's game against the Phillies to serve a one-game suspension for his role in a brawl with Colorado on April 11. Baumann was pitching for San Diego then.___More AP baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The New York Mets have recalled right-hander Jacob Rhame from Triple-A Las Vegas and optioned right-hander Corey Oswalt to the Pacific Coast League club.The Mets also claimed left-hander Buddy Baumann off waivers from San Diego and optioned him to Las Vegas. To make room on the 40-man roster, David Wright was transferred to the 60-day disabled list.Rhame was available for Friday night's series opener against the Padres. He began the year with the Mets, recording one save and a 7.36 ERA in four appearances, before being optioned to the 51s on April 13.Baumann appeared in one game for the Padres, allowing five runs, two earned, in one-third inning.Oswalt made his major league debut on April 25 at St. Louis with 4 2/3 innings of relief.___More AP baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball

DENVER (AP) — The San Diego Padres have placed first baseman Eric Hosmer on the family medical leave list.The Padres hope to have him back in the lineup Friday, manager Andy Green said before Tuesday's game against the Colorado Rockies.Green said only that Hosmer "had some things he needed to go home and take care of. Respecting his privacy and his family's wishes, we'll just kind of leave it at that right now."In addition, the team selected the contract of left-hander Eric Lauer from Triple-A El Paso. He will start Tuesday.To make room for Lauer, San Diego designated lefty Buddy Baumann for assignment.Lauer was a first-round pick of the Padres in 2016. He was 2-1 with a 3.00 ERA in three starts for El Paso.

DENVER (AP) — The San Diego Padres have placed first baseman Eric Hosmer on the family medical leave list.In addition, the team selected the contract of left-hander Eric Lauer from Triple-A El Paso. He will start Tuesday night against the Colorado Rockies.To make room for Lauer, San Diego designated lefty Buddy Baumann for assignment.Lauer was a first-round pick of the Padres in 2016. He was 2-1 with a 3.00 ERA in three starts for El Paso. Lauer tied a career high with 10 strikeouts on April 15 against Las Vegas.