Francisco Alvarez

A.J. Minter was removed from Saturday’s game against the Nationals with left triceps tightness.

Minter was clearly bothered walking off the mound after nine pitches in the eighth inning, and now we know why. The left-hander will assuredly need to undergo more testing to determine the severity of the injury and see if there’s any possible structural damage. This would be a significant loss to the Mets’ bullpen if Minter was to miss time.

Edwin Díaz struck out three batters in a scoreless ninth inning to record the save against the Nationals on Saturday.

Díaz bounced back nicely after leaving Wednesday’s game with a hip cramp. He took over in the ninth with a two-run lead and worked around a walk, striking out the side for his seventh save of the season. The 31-year-old right-hander has struck out multiple batters in each of his last six outings.

Clay Holmes tossed five scoreless innings with two strikeouts in a win over the Nationals on Saturday.

Holmes had faced just two batters, recording an out and giving up a base hit before the game was delayed by rain for nearly an hour. He came back out scattered just four total hits over five scoreless innings while striking out two. Holmes would end his day at just 70 pitches, likely due to the extended delay. The 32-year-old right-hander will take a 2.64 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, and a 36/13 K/BB ratio across 30 2/3 innings into a start against the Diamondbacks in New York on Thursday.

Ivan Herrera (knee) is aiming to begin a minor league rehab assignment on Thursday.

Herrera caught a bullpen session on Saturday and is aiming to begin a minor league rehab assignment by the end of next week. The 24-year-old backstop was originally expected to miss roughly one month after being diagnosed with a bone bruise in his left knee back in early April. It appears there’s a decent shot he’ll rejoin the Cardinals’ lineup at some point in early May.

Rockies recalled C/INF Braxton Fulford from Triple-A Albuquerque.

Fulford returns to the majors just a few hours after being jettisoned to the minors with infielder Aaron Schunk hitting the injured list with a groin strain. The 26-year-old infielder went 1-for-8 with a solo homer in four games with the Rockies after being called up last week.

Augustin Ramirez hit a two-run homer in Friday’s 8-4 win over the Mariners on Friday.