- Day-To-DayJoe Jacques (RP) — The Mets signed Jacques to a minor-league contract Wednesday, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.05/08
- Day-To-DayNate Lavender (RP) — Lavender (elbow) cleared outright waivers Wednesday and was returned to the Mets.05/08
- Day-To-DayKevin Herget (RP) — Herget signed a minor league contract that includes an invitation to spring training with the Mets on Thursday, Will Sammon of The Athletic reports.05/08
- Day-To-DayNick Burdi (RP) — The Red Sox reinstated Burdi (hip) from the injured list Saturday and optioned him to Triple-A Worcester.05/08
- Day-To-DayJose Rojas (3B) — Triple-A Salt Lake placed Rojas on its COVID-19 injured list Sunday, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.05/08
- 10-Day-ILJorge Polanco (1B) — Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns said last Friday that Polanco (wrist/Achilles) has resumed performing baseball activities but is considered week-to-week in his recovery from a pair of injuries, SNY.tv reports.05/08
- 10-Day-ILJared Young (1B) — The Mets placed Young on the 10-day injured list Wednesday, retroactive to Monday, due to a meniscus tear in his left knee.05/08
- 10-Day-ILRonny Mauricio (SS) — The Mets placed Mauricio (thumb) on the 10-day injured list Sunday.05/08
- 10-Day-ILLuis Robert Jr. (CF) — The Mets placed Robert on the 10-day injured list Thursday with a lumbar spine disc herniation.05/08
- 10-Day-ILFrancisco Lindor (SS) — Lindor (calf) will wear a boot for the next week and remain shut down for at least three weeks, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.05/08
- 15-Day-ILA.J. Minter (RP) — The Mets pulled Minter (lat) from his rehab assignment with Triple-A Syracuse on Wednesday due to left hip discomfort, Abbey Mastracco of the New York Daily News reports.05/08
- 15-Day-ILKodai Senga (SP) — Mets manager Carlos Mendoza told reporters that Senga (back) played catch Wednesday, and the right-hander is progressing in his recovery, Laura Albanese of Newsday reports.05/08
- 15-Day-ILJoey Gerber (RP) — Gerber (finger) struck out two and allowed two hits over a scoreless inning during his rehab appearance Tuesday at Triple-A Syracuse.05/08
- OutGrae Kessinger (3B) — Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said Sunday that Kessinger sustained "a pretty significant injury" to his left hamstring and will need at least 8-12 weeks to recover, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports.05/08
- OutMike Tauchman (RF) — Tauchman underwent surgery Thursday to repair the torn meniscus in his left knee, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.05/08
- OutRobert Stock (RP) — Stock (shoulder) said Sunday that he'll require surgery to address thoracic outlet syndrome and could be sidelined for the remainder of the season, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.05/08
- 60-Day-ILReed Garrett (RP) — The Mets placed Garrett (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Tuesday.05/08
- 60-Day-ILDedniel Nunez (RP) — The Mets placed Nunez (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Sunday.05/08
- 60-Day-ILJustin Hagenman (RP) — The Mets placed Hagenman on the 60-day injured list Saturday due to a rib fracture.05/08
- 60-Day-ILTylor Megill (SP) — The Mets placed Megill (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Thursday, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.05/08
- 10-Day-ILLogan O'Hoppe (C) — O'Hoppe (wrist) began catching off a machine, hitting on the field and running the bases Friday, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.05/08
- 10-Day-ILTravis d'Arnaud (C) — The Angels placed d'Arnaud on the 10-day injured list Friday with right foot plantar fasciitis.05/08
- 15-Day-ILBen Joyce (RP) — Joyce (shoulder) will begin a rehab assignment at Single-A Rancho Cucamonga on Wednesday, Taylor Blake Ward of TheSportingTribune.com reports.05/08
- 15-Day-ILGrayson Rodriguez (SP) — Rodriguez (shoulder) is scheduled to throw up to five innings during a rehab start in the rookie-level Arizona Complex League on Tuesday, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.05/08
- 15-Day-ILYusei Kikuchi (SP) — Kikuchi (shoulder) will be shut down from throwing for 3-to-4 weeks, Alden Gonzalez of ESPN.com reports.05/08
- 15-Day-ILRyan Johnson (SP) — Johnson (hamstring/illness) will begin a rehab assignment at Single-A Rancho Cucamonga on Sunday, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.05/08
- 60-Day-ILRobert Stephenson (RP) — The Angels announced that Stephenson underwent ligament and flexor repair surgery on his right elbow Wednesday and is likely to miss the remainder of the season, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.05/08
- 60-Day-ILAnthony Rendon (3B) — The Angels placed Rendon (hip) on the 60-day injured list Tuesday.05/08
That's the bigger story. Mauricio broke his thumb diving into first base on a slow roller Saturday and is looking at six-to-eight weeks, per Mets manager Carlos Mendoza. He was the guy who hit the go-ahead homer Friday night. Now he's gone, Lindor is in a boot, Polanco is week-to-week, Luis Robert Jr. just hit the IL with a back issue, and Senga is shelved with lumbar inflammation. Vidal Brujan got the call up from Syracuse to plug a hole that frankly needs more than Vidal Brujan.
The Angels aren't exactly running out the 1927 Yankees themselves. Kikuchi just landed on the IL with shoulder inflammation, O'Hoppe is still working back from the wrist, and Grayson Rodriguez is throwing sim innings rather than real ones. They've lost four of five. Anaheim being a 1.5-run home dog at +118 with the public hammering them on the moneyline (and fading them on the run line) tracks for a team that can't string anything together.
There's no edge worth chasing here — every market in this game grades out negative EV, and the under at -111 is where most of the handle is sitting on a 9.0 total. That's a respect line for Holmes more than anything else; he's been the best Mets starter not named Senga, and the Angels' offense behind Trout (who, unlike most of the names above, is actually playing) hasn't done much to argue with that read.
Bottom line: this is a game for completionists. Mets need it more — the cushion in the NL East is gone and they're trying to keep the season from getting away while the medical staff works overtime. Angels just want to take a series at home, which would be a real accomplishment given how the year has gone in Orange County. Holmes vs. a control-shaky Kochanowicz is the kind of matchup the Mets, even shorthanded, should be able to win.