Mets Tommy Hunter placed on injured list with back spams Internewscast

MILWAUKEE — Tommy Hunter’s second two-inning relief appearance of the season issued him a ticket to the Mets’ injured list Tuesday. The veteran reliever indicated he is bothered by back spasms. A day earlier Hunter allowed five earned runs over two innings after Carlos Carrasco departed in the fifth. Denyi Reyes was selected from Triple-A Syracuse to replace Hunter and give the Mets a fresh arm capable of pitching multiple innings. The Mets placed Bryce Montes de Oca on the 60-day injured list to create space on the 40-man roster for Reyes. Last week Montes de Oca underwent Tommy John…