The Mets optioned right-hander Justin Garza to Triple-A Syracuse, the team announced ahead of Sunday’s series finale against the Tampa Bay Rays.
In a corresponding move, righty Ty Adock has been called up.
Garza appeared in three games since the Mets acquired him in a cash deal with the San Francisco Giants earlier this month. The 31-year-old allowed four hits over three scoreless appearances, striking out two in 3.2 innings, including working an inning in Saturday’s loss to Tampa.
In his first action in the big leagues in two years, Garza showed some good life on his fastball, averaging 96.4 mph, and used his cutter the majority of his pitches, averaging 89.2 mph.
Adcock, 28, made one appearance with the Mets earlier this season, allowing a walk and a hit in 0.1 inning on May 1. He has a fastball that sits in the mid-90s, low-90s cutter, and rounds out his arsenal with a slider in the upper-80s and a mid-90s sinker.
In 18 appearances out of the bullpen with Syracuse, he has allowed 15 runs (11 earned) on 14 hits and seven walks with 21 strikeouts in 22 innings, pitching to a 4.50 ERA on a 0.955 WHIP. The home runs have been his issue, allowing three on the year.
Adcock made three appearances in relief a year ago, surrendering seven runs on seven hits (four homers) and two walks with three strikeouts in 4.1 innings pitched.
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