#jose-castillo

#jose-castillo

Had Helsley done his job perfectly Wednesday afternoon and nothing else about the game he entered at Comerica Park had been different from what it was, the Mets would have still lost, albeit by fewer runs. But Helsley did not do his job perfectly. He came into the seventh inning of a one-run game - Tigers 3 Mets 2 - and proceeded to give up a leadoff single, a walk, then a three-run homer to Kerry Carpenter.

The Mets delayed promoting a built-up Dedniel Núñez from Triple-A Syracuse, wanting his call-up to signal permanence rather than an interchangeable arm in the majors.