SAN FRANCISCO -- Three hours before Thursday's series opener at AT&T Park, New York Mets pitching coach Dan Warthen entered the visiting manager's office and relayed the latest injury news to Terry Collins.
Steven Matz was experiencing shoulder discomfort, prompting the Mets to scratch him from Friday's game against the San Francisco Giants. Matz is being dispatched to New York for an examination with team doctors Monday.
"You guys walked out and Dan walked in," Collins said, referring to a pregame media session breaking up. "I went, 'You've got to be kidding me.