MILWAUKEE -- Mets reliever AJ Ramos has flown back to New York to get his right shoulder checked out by a doctor.
Assistant general manager John Ricco says Ramos told the club about tightness in the shoulder after the right-hander allowed three runs and three hits in two-thirds of an inning in a 17-6 loss Saturday to the Milwaukee Brewers.
Ramos has given up eight runs in his last 4u2154 innings.
The Mets also optioned Chris Flexen to Triple-A Las Vegas before the series finale against the Brewers on Sunday and recalled P.