Drew Smith became the latest Mets reliever to hit the 15-day IL, as the right-hander was sidelined with right shoulder inflammation. They also on the IL with left elbow inflammation. Mendoza said Smith first complained of experiencing tightne s following his appearance against the Dodgers last Saturday then again following an outing Tuesday in San Francisco, when Smith allowed two runs in one inning after getting a few days off. Drew Smith is heading to the injured list. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST Mendoza added that Reggie Theus Jersey the Mets did receive some type of good news regarding the injury since the MRI exam only showed inflammation in the area. So we dont anticipate this being long-term, Carlos Mendoza said before the on Saturday at Citi Field. I hope within this two-week span well get him back. Dedniel Nunez was recalled from Triple-A Syracuse to take Smiths spot in the bullpen and to sed a scorele s inning. Mendoza acknowledged the heavy reliance on the bullpen so far is not ideal. Drew Smith has been sharp in April for the Mets. JASON SZENES FOR THE NEW YORK POST Explore More The rotation should get a boost next month, as Kodai Senga continues to make progre s from the shoulder injury thats shelved him since spring training. He is scheduled to face hitters Monday for the first time since suffering the injury. And Tylor Megill struck out six batters in two scorele s innings for Cla s-A Brooklyn on Saturday in his first rehab start since a shoulder strain landed him on the IL. He threw 31 pitches. Senga isnt eligible to return from the 60-day IL until May 27. A day after J.D. Martinezs impre sive Mets debut, in which he had a pair of hits, the 36-year-old was back in the lineup at DH on Saturday. He went 1-for-4 with three strikeouts. J.D. Martinez had two hits in his Mets debut. Robert Sabo for NY Post Mendoza has said he will monitor Martinezs health as he comes back from the back tightne s that delayed the start to his season. Hes fine, Mendoza said. Well take it day-by-day. With Francisco Alvarez on the IL, Mendoza was asked if Omar Narvaez would start the majority of games behind the plate, but Mendoza said that would not be the case, saying there would definitely be opportunities for [Tomas] Nido. I think this is a 50-50 situation, Mendoza said of the playing time. I felt like [Saturday] was a good day to get [Narvaez] in there. Nido will play maybe [Sunday]. Well go by matchups and things like that. Brett Baty, who went 0-for-1 with a walk, is one of several hitters who have fallen back into a slump. Delivering insights on all things Amazins Sign up for Inside the Mets by Mike Puma, exclusively on Sports+ Thank you By clicking above you agree to the and . Enjoy this Post Sports+ exclusive newsletter! He is in a 2-for-22 funk in his past eight games and 2-for-20 since returning from hamstring tightne s. Its one of those stretches when hes not getting results, Mendoza said. I checked with him and his hamstring is fine. Yogi Ferrell Jersey