WASHINGTON (AP) -One day after Brian Lawrence squandered a four-run lead and couldn’t get out of the fourth inning against the Washington Nationals, the right-hander was designated for assignment by the slumping New York Mets on Tuesday.
Lawrence started Monday night’s 12-4 loss – the fourth straight defeat for the first-place Mets – and allowed four runs in 3 1-3 innings after New York grabbed an early 4-0 lead. He was 1-2 this season with the Mets with a 6.83 ERA in six starts.
To fill his roster spot, New York purchased the contract of veteran left-hander Dave Williams from Triple-A New Orleans on Tuesday.
Also, veteran right-hander Orlando Herndandez will wear a protective boot on his right foot for seven to 10 days.
Williams was 3-4 with a 3.96 ERA with New Orleans. In one start this year with New York, Williams is 0-1 with a 21.60 ERA.
He is expected to help out the Mets’ beleaguered relief corps that has been battered during the losing streak, but could also make a spot start during the final two weeks of the regular season.
“Right now he’s in the bullpen,” general manager Omar Minaya said. “We’ll see where we are later on.”
Hernandez was hobbling around the catacombs of RFK Stadium about 90 minutes before the start of the Mets’ game with the Nationals on Tuesday.
“I feel the same. I’m not feeling good. I’m not happy,” said El Duque, who is sidelined with a bunion on his foot. “It’s the same every day.”
Hernandez was scratched from Monday’s start against Washington, but he will be able to run with the boot and toss a ball off flat ground. After Monday’s game, New York general manager Omar Minaya said that Hernandez was “day-to-day,” and on Tuesday, he reiterated that.
“He will be able to work out with the boot,” Minaya said. “If in three or four days, he feels much better, then that boot will come off.
“Hopefully, we’ll get in a situation where it’s possible for him to go out and pitch,” Minaya said.
Hernandez is 9-5 with a 3.75 ERA in 24 starts.
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