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Mets RHP Putz has elbow inflammation (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

The New York Mets opened a 10-game trip without reliever J.J. Putz, who had a cortisone shot to alleviate inflammation in his right elbow, and are increasingly concerned about ailing first baseman Carlos Delgado. Putz received the injection Thursday in New York and then joined the team for the series opener in San Francisco.