Mets RHP Robert Gsellman heading to 10-day IL with lat injury

The Mets will place right-hander Robert Gsellman on the 10-day injured list due to a lat injury, according to SNY’s Andy Martino (via Twitter). Gsellman last pitched on Saturday, tossing two innings as the opener in the second game of a doubleheader against the Nationals.

The injury is particularly ill-timed, as the Mets have another doubleheader Monday against the Braves and then yet another doubleheader against the Phillies on Friday. Though there is a Thursday off-day in between, the losses of both Gsellman and Joey Lucchesi to the IL within the last couple of days will leave the Mets short on pitching depth for this busy week.

Gsellman has allowed five runs over his last 4 1/3 innings of work, souring what had been a pretty solid season out of New York’s bullpen. The righty has a 3.71 ERA/4.47 SIERA over 26 2/3 total innings in 2021, relying on soft contact and a career-best 50.6% grounder rate to counter-act a tiny 13.6% strikeout rate. It was a nice bounce-back for Gsellman following an injury-marred 2020 that saw him post a 9.64 ERA over 14 frames.