Mets reliever Tyler Clippard, who was unavailable on Friday, remains unavailable on Saturday because of back tightness. He injured during his final pregame throw on Friday.
“He’s got to get some treatment and then go throw, but he’s pretty stiff this morning,” said manager Terry Collins.
Clippard is the Mets regular setup man in the 8th inning, but in his absence on Friday, Hansel Robles and Addison Reed picked up the slack, each throwing a perfect inning in the seventh and eighth innings respectively against the Yankees.
On Robles, Collins noted his improvement: “The thing I’ve been impressed with is the command of his secondary stuff has been so much better that it was earlier. It’s an easy fit right now to put in that spot.”
Collins also praised Reed, who came to the Mets with a reputation for walking people, but has thrown strikes since he arrived.
“Addison really has done a great job,” Collins said. “Like I said, Robles has done a good job. So if we don’t have Clip today, or if he misses the weekend, you know what? We’ve still got some people we can put in there that you feel confident that they’ll pound the strike zone and make somebody beat you.”
