Just as the Mets are gaining ground in the National League wild-card race, they've lost Robinson Cano.
The Mets on Monday put their second baseman on the 10-day injured list.
An initial report from the team said Cano strained his left hamstring in Sunday's game against the Pirates, however, MLB.com later reported Cano torn his hamstring.
Bad news for the Mets. An MRI taken today revealed a torn, not strained, hamstring for Robinson Canó. He won't need surgery, but obviously this will keep him out many weeks.
— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) August 5, 2019
Cano was set to undergo an MRI exam Monday.
Cano limped off the diamond during the Mets' 13-2 rout of the Pirates. He pulled up as he was halfway between first and second base in the fourth inning. Cano was unable to get back to first and was tagged out on what could have been his third double of the game. At that time, New York already had an 8-0 lead over Pittsburgh.
"Once I feel something, I just stop," Cano told reporters Sunday. "I don't want to keep running and whatever it is, make it worse."
Cano was 3 for 3 at the plate with an RBI and two runs scored.
The Mets (55-56) entered Monday within one game of .500 for the first time since mid-June and three games out of the second wild-card position.