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Betsy Helfand of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports RHP Corey Oswalt will come off the disabled list today and start for the Las Vegas 51s.
Oswalt was placed on the seven day disabled list, retroactive to May 24th, due to his experiencing lat tightness in his last start.
The injury had prevented the Mets from considering Oswalt for starting the second game of Monday’s doubleheader against the Braves. That start went to P.J. Conlon, who the Mets subsequently designated for assignment.
Coincidentally, Oswalt’s last start before hitting the disabled list was his best start of the season. In six innings, he allowed two runs (one earned) on three hits with no walks and six strikeouts.
In six starts for Las Vegas, Oswalt is 3-3 with a 6.83 ERA, 1.373 WHIP, and a 9.4 K/9.
