Mets reliever Hansel Robles has a sprained right ankle, manager Terry Collins told reporters after Wednesday’s 2-1 loss to the Chicago White Sox.
Collins said he didn’t believe the injury was serious and that he would be fine by Friday.
Robles, who was coming off two brutal outings, came in to pitch the 12th inning. After getting the first out, he hurt his ankle while in a 3-2 count to the next batter.
Following a visit from the trainer and Terry Collins, Robles was removed from the game and replaced by Logan Verrett who got the out and completed the inning.
Original Report
During the 8th inning of last night’s game, Hansel Robles blew the Mets 5-4 lead after allowing a two-run homer to White Sox shortstop Tyler Saladino.
The loss was Robles’ third of the season, and it’s the second straight outing where he struggled mightily. He has a 23.18 ERA in his last two appearances as he’s yielded four home runs and four walks in his last 2.1 innings pitched.
“I haven’t been able to locate my pitches,” Robles said through a translator. “And I’ve paid the consequences for not locating.” (Newsday)
During this stretch, Robles’ ERA has increased to 3.52. His ERA was 1.31 after his scoreless appearance last week against the Nationals.
After the game, Terry Collins told reporters Addison Reed wasn’t used in the 8th inning because Jeurys Familia was getting the day off.
But the Mets’ entire bullpen has not pitched well of late either. They have combined to allow 20 earned runs in their last 21.0 innings, which amounts to a 8.57 ERA.
While Robles has been a major part of this problem, it’s clear that the rest of the bullpen needs to start preforming better as well.
In 54 innings last year, Robles posted a 3.67 ERA with a 1.01 WHIP and 10 K/9.
