Mets' Daniel Murphy Placed On DL With Left Quad Strain
PHOENIX (CBSNewYork/AP) — New York Mets infielder Daniel Murphy left Thursday night's game in the third inning after feeling tightness in his left quadriceps.
On Friday, he was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a left quad strain. Danny Muno was recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas to replace him on the roster.
With third baseman David Wright sidelined indefinitely due to a back injury, Mets manager Terry Collins realigned his infield against the Arizona Diamondbacks. He moved Murphy from second base to third and shifted Ruben Tejada from third back to a more natural spot at second.
Murphy doubled in the first inning and grounded out in the third, but stayed in the dugout for the bottom half of the inning. He was replaced by Eric Campbell.
"Getting down the line, I felt it tighten up," he said after the 6-2 win. "That's about all I felt."
Murphy is hitting .283 with four homers and 29 RBIs.
"It is frustrating," Murphy said. "But we're not the only team in the big leagues dealing with injuries right now."
Collins -- whose lineup has been missing Wright and starting catcher Travis d'Arnaud -- said after the game that the team would review Murphy's MRI on Friday.
"If he is going to be out, if he is going to be on the DL, then you're on the DL for two weeks," Collins said on Thursday. "It's pretty basic."
It appears Wilmer Flores won't be part of any realignment, even with Murphy on the disabled list.
"He's done fine," Collins said of his shortstop. "That's why I just want to leave him alone. The minute you move him, controversy starts. Then when you move him back, more controversy. We're trying to play baseball here and stay away from the back page."
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