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Jacob deGrom will take a break to give his body a rest.
The Mets announced Monday that the right-hander will be placed on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to Monday, with right side tightness after an MRI exam was clean of issues, according to the team.
DeGrom departed his start against the Diamondbacks after only five innings Sunday because of what manager Luis Rojas described as lower back tightness on the right side. DeGrom had been scratched from his previous start with swelling in his right lat.
With two days off this week, the Mets can survive with only four starters through Monday if they so choose. Marcus Stroman, Taijuan Walker, David Peterson and Joey Lucchesi (or an opener ahead of him) would be in position to pitch until the Mets need a fifth starter in Atlanta next Tuesday.
DeGrom is 3-2 with a 0.68 ERA and 0.600 WHIP in six starts for the Mets this season.
This story originally appeared on: NyPost - Author:Mike Puma
