LOS ANGELES -- The New York Mets placed third baseman Mark Vientos on the injured list with a right hamstring strain and called up former top prospect Ronny Mauricio on Tuesday.
The Mets also optioned right-hander Max Kranick to Triple-A Syracuse and recalled left-hander Brandon Waddell ahead of their second game of a four-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Vientos hurt his hamstring when he tripped and fell running down the first-base line as a pinch-hitter in Monday's extra-inning win over the Dodgers. After the game, Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said the injury "didn't look good.