--CF Carlos Beltran expects to join the Mets on Tuesday, for the opener of a three-game series against the Marlins. Beltran last played in a major-league game on June 21. "I don't want to go home right now," said Beltran, who has suffered from a bone bruise in his right knee. --1B Eddie Lora was sent by the Red Sox to the Mets as one of two players to be named in the deal for LHP Billy Wagner, The Boston Globe reported. Lora played in the Gulf Coast League this season. Class AAA OF Chris Carter reportedly also will be sent to the Mets.
BY THE NUMBERS: 12 -- Losses by LHP Pat Misch's team in his first 12 career major-league starts. Misch snapped that skid last Thursday with a win at Colorado. The Giants and Mets combining to go 0-12 in Misch's first 12 starts had matched the major-league record, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. The Mariners also were winless in John Cummings' first 12 major-league starts, from 1993-94.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "I thought I looked bad with the glasses." -- Braves C Brian McCann, in a text message to Mets 3B David Wright. Wright wore an oversized Rawlings helmet last Tuesday in Colorado after returning from a concussion, which drew ribbing from teammates and opponents. He ditched the helmet after one start because it was too big and bulky.
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