Dellin Betances took the loss on Saturday and has endured a tough season thus far as a Met. Now, it seems the tough times will continue, as Betances was placed on the injured list Sunday morning with right lat tightness, according to Anthony DiComo of MLB.com.

Dellin Betances is currently enduring statistical lows since his first full season back in 2014. Betances allowed the game-winning run on a wild pitch in Saturday’s 2-1 loss to the New York Yankees.

The bullpen was mostly solid to that point and gave the Mets ample chances to win before the fateful ninth. That was especially heightened when Steven Matz had to leave after just one inning of relief.

Back to the subject at hand: Betances has an ERA of 6.10 and a WHIP of 1.65 this year. For further context, his career totals in those areas are 2.46 and 1.06 respectively.

Other numbers that are trending in the wrong direction this year include pitches per inning (18.5-career high) and strike percentage (57). His strike percentage usually registered in the 60-65 range with the Yankees.

Of even greater concern is the dip in velocity. Betances pitched for the second consecutive day on Saturday. His fastball averaged 94.1 MPH in his Friday outing. On Saturday, Betances only averaged 92.4 MPH on the fastball. It’s worth noting that his fastball velocity dipped the last time he pitched on back-to-back days (93.1 to 92.4 on Aug. 14-15).

Betances was looked at as hopefully someone who would help fortify the back end of the Mets bullpen. Instead, his WAR is at 0.0 after 10 appearances. From 2014-2018 with the Yankees, he never had a single-season WAR lower than 1.5.

Yet after today, Betances by his own admission stated that he “felt like he didn’t have anything and was just trying to battle.”

That’s tough, but it’s a positive in that Betances recognizes it and knows he’ll have to adjust with lessened velocity moving forward.

Another silver lining is that Betances through his struggles, has not given up any big hits. He hasn’t allowed an extra base hit this season.

At age 32 and coming off major injuries, the numbers show that Betances is not the power pitcher he once was. All power pitchers reach the point where they have to reinvent themselves a bit to continue to have prolonged success in the majors.

It looks like Betances has reached that point.