NEW YORK -- Michael Wacha has been placed on the injured list because of right shoulder inflammation three starts into his one-year contract with the Mets.
Manager Luis Rojas said before Sunday's game against the Miami Marlins that Wacha felt pain in his shoulder after allowing four runs in five innings Friday.
Wacha is 1-2 with a 6.43 ERA this season. He pitched five innings of one-run ball in his debut July 27 in Boston but has allowed nine runs over nine innings in his past two starts.
Rojas said an MRI showed the inflammation, and he is not sure how much time Wacha will miss.