Zambrano was placed on the 60-day disabled list Sunday, and he will be lost for the season. He hopes to be ready for spring training.
At the time of the injury, Zambrano told teammate Pedro Martinez he pitched with the injury because he felt pressure from the media and fans, but he didn't address that Sunday and said he thought he could pitch through the discomfort.
The Mets, already with Brian Bannister and John Maine on the disabled list, weren't pleased Zambrano wasn't upfront about the injury.
"I'm not a doctor," Randolph said, "but I'm sure if we had known, we could have taken some preventative measures."
Randolph said he asked Zambrano three times when he visited him on the mound Saturday if he could continue, and three times the pitcher said he could.
REPLAY: The Mets were unable to complete a sweep of the Braves for the second straight weekend, this time losing 13-3 at Shea Stadium.
After the Mets came from behind with four-run seventh innings Friday and Saturday, the Braves took it to them Sunday.
Jose Lima started from New York in place of John Maine, who was starting in place of Brian Bannister. Both Maine and Bannister are on the disabled list. Lima allowed five runs on seven hits in five innings.
NOTES, QUOTES
RHP Victor Zambrano was placed on the 60-day disabled list with a torn flexor muscle in his elbow. Zambrano didn't tell the team that his elbow was hurting until sustained the injury Sunday.
RHP Brian Bannister, on the disabled list with a strained right hamstring, is on a long-toss program at the Mets' Port St. Lucie, Fla., spring training facility. Bannister could miss two more starts before he's activated.
CF Carlos Beltran homered in each of the three games against Atlanta this weekend.
RHP John Maine was placed on the disabled list with inflammation of the right middle finger. He had been recalled from Triple-A Norfolk to replace RHP Brian Bannister, who went on the disabled list with a hamstring injury.
RHP Bartolome Fortunato was called up from Triple-A Norfolk to replace injured RHP John Maine. He pitched both Saturday and Sunday, allowing nine runs in three innings (27.00 ERA).
SS Jose Reyes said increasing his walks is a priority this season. He walked 27 times last year, but he has already drawn 14 walks this season.
RHP Jose Lima, brought up from Triple-A Norfolk on Sunday to replace injured RHP Victor Zambrano, is expected to remain in the rotation and start Saturday at Milwaukee. He took the loss Sunday against the Braves, allowing five runs in five innings.
BY THE NUMBERS: 3 -- Blown saves already this season by Mets LHP Billy Wagner. He had three blown saves all of last season.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "Please, somebody get me some hits." -- Slumping LF Cliff Floyd yelled out of the blue in the Mets' clubhouse. Floyd homered in the 11th inning Friday night to re-tie their game against Atlanta, eventually won, 8-7, in 14 innings.
ROSTER REPORT
MEDICAL WATCH:
RHP Juan Padilla is lost for the year with elbow surgery.
RHP Victor Zambrano went on the 60-day disabled list Sunday (May 7) with a torn flexor tendon in his right elbow. He will require surgery, and he's out for the season.
2B Anderson Hernandez went on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to April 18 due to a bulging disk in his back.
RHP Brian Bannister went on the 15-day disabled list April 27 with a strained right hamstring. He could be back in mid-May.
RHP John Maine went on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to Wednesday (May 3) with inflammation in his right middle finger.
Player Stats
LINEUP
1. Jose Reyes, SS
BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB
Last Game .000 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last 7 Games .333 36 4 12 3 2 0 2 0
Season .272 136 25 37 7 5 1 14 11
2. Paul Lo Duca, C
BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB
Last Game .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last 7 Games .300 30 5 9 3 0 2 2 0
Season .287 94 13 27 7 0 2 8 1
3. Carlos Beltran, CF
BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB
Last Game .500 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 0
Last 7 Games .296 27 7 8 1 0 4 5 2
Season .286 70 21 20 3 0 8 16 4
4. Carlos Delgado, 1B
BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB
Last Game .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last 7 Games .222 27 4 6 1 0 2 5 0
Season .291 117 21 34 4 0 11 25 0
5. David Wright, 3B
BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB
Last Game .250 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
Last 7 Games .310 29 1 9 3 0 0 4 1
Season .305 118 17 36 9 2 5 22 7
6. Cliff Floyd, LF
BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB
Last Game .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last 7 Games .160 25 3 4 0 0 1 3 0
Season .186 102 11 19 3 0 3 14 2
7. Xavier Nady, RF
BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB
Last Game .000 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last 7 Games .200 25 2 5 1 0 1 4 1
Season .288 111 14 32 7 0 7 15 1
8. Kazuo Matsui, 2B
BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB
Last Game .333 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Last 7 Games .161 31 2 5 3 0 0 3 1
Season .254 63 5 16 4 0 1 5 2
9. Jose Lima, P
BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB
Last Game .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last 1 Games .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Season .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
OTHER ROSTER PLAYERS
Brian Bannister, P
BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB
Last Game .667 3 1 2 2 0 0 2 0
Last 5 Games .400 10 2 4 3 0 0 2 0
Season .400 10 2 4 3 0 0 2 0
Ramon Castro, C
BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB
Last Game .000 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last 7 Games .308 26 4 8 1 0 1 2 0
Season .306 36 5 11 3 0 1 3 0
Endy Chavez, RF
BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB
Last Game .000 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last 7 Games .412 17 4 7 2 0 1 2 0
Season .286 56 9 16 4 0 1 6 2
Victor Diaz, LF
BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB
Last Game .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last 6 Games .182 11 0 2 1 0 0 2 0
Season .182 11 0 2 1 0 0 2 0
Pedro Feliciano,
BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB
Last Game .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last 7 Games .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Season .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Julio Franco, 1B
BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB
Last Game .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last 7 Games .000 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Season .211 19 2 4 0 0 1 4 1
Tom Glavine, P
BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB
Last Game .500 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Last 7 Games .400 10 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
Season .400 10 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
Anderson Hernandez, 2B
BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB
Last Game .000 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last 7 Games .136 22 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Season .146 41 1 6 0 0 0 0 0
Jorge Julio,
BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB
Last Game .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last 7 Games .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Season .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
John Maine, P
BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB
Last Game .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last 1 Games .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Season .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pedro Martinez, P
BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB
Last Game .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last 6 Games .071 14 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Season .071 14 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Darren Oliver,
BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB
Last Game .500 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Last 7 Games .333 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Season .500 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 0
Steve Trachsel, P
BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB
Last Game .500 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Last 6 Games .273 11 1 3 1 0 0 1 0
Season .273 11 1 3 1 0 0 1 0
Jose Valentin, LF
BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB
Last Game .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last 7 Games .429 7 1 3 0 0 0 1 0
Season .179 28 1 5 0 0 0 1 0
Chris Woodward, SS
BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB
Last Game .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last 7 Games .300 10 1 3 1 0 0 1 0
Season .258 31 2 8 1 0 1 6 1
Victor Zambrano, P
BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB
Last Game .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last 5 Games .000 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Season .000 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PITCHERS
Brian Bannister, P
ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K
Last Game 5.40 0 0 0 1 5 7 3 0 2 1
Last 3 Games 3.00 1 0 0 3 15 17 5 0 13 9
Season 2.89 2 0 0 5 28 22 9 2 17 14
Chad Bradford, P
ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K
Last Game 0.00 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
Last 3 Games 13.50 0 0 0 3 2 4 3 0 2 2
Season 3.86 1 1 0 14 11.2 14 5 0 3 14
Pedro Feliciano, P
ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K
Last Game 0.00 0 0 0 1 1.2 1 0 0 0 1
Last 3 Games 0.00 0 0 0 3 2.2 2 0 0 0 3
Season 0.93 0 0 0 10 9.2 8 1 0 2 8
Bartolome Fortunato, P
ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K
Last Game 54.14 0 0 0 1 1.1 6 8 1 2 0
Last 2 Games 27.00 1 0 0 2 3 7 9 2 2 0
Season 27.00 1 0 0 2 3 7 9 2 2 0
Tom Glavine, P
ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K
Last Game 0.00 1 0 0 1 7 3 0 0 1 10
Last 3 Games 2.66 2 1 0 3 20.1 13 6 1 8 15
Season 1.94 4 2 0 7 46.1 34 10 2 14 41
Aaron Heilman, P
ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K
Last Game 0.00 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1
Last 3 Games 0.00 0 0 0 3 5 1 0 0 0 5
Season 2.04 0 0 0 14 17.2 14 4 0 5 17
Jorge Julio, P
ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K
Last Game 9.00 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 1
Last 3 Games 3.00 1 0 1 3 3 3 1 0 2 5
Season 6.06 1 1 1 14 16.1 18 11 4 7 29
Jose Lima, P
ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K
Last Game 9.00 0 1 0 1 5 7 5 1 4 5
Last 1 Games 9.00 0 1 0 1 5 7 5 1 4 5
Season 9.00 0 1 0 1 5 7 5 1 4 5
John Maine, P
ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K
Last Game 6.75 0 1 0 1 5.1 6 4 1 2 6
Last 1 Games 6.75 0 1 0 1 5.1 6 4 1 2 6
Season 6.75 0 1 0 1 5.1 6 4 1 2 6
Pedro Martinez, P
ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K
Last Game 1.50 0 0 0 1 6 3 1 1 1 9
Last 3 Games 1.80 2 0 0 3 20 9 4 3 4 25
Season 2.72 5 0 0 6 39.2 22 12 6 12 42
Darren Oliver, P
ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K
Last Game 4.50 0 0 0 1 4 4 2 1 1 6
Last 3 Games 4.91 0 0 0 3 7.1 7 4 2 2 7
Season 3.86 1 0 0 10 16.1 14 7 4 4 17
Duaner Sanchez, P
ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K
Last Game 0.00 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 1
Last 3 Games 0.00 0 0 0 3 4 1 0 0 1 3
Season 0.00 1 0 0 15 21 8 0 0 7 17
Steve Trachsel, P
ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K
Last Game 6.00 0 0 0 1 6 9 4 0 1 4
Last 3 Games 6.32 1 1 0 3 15.2 20 11 1 8 7
Season 4.96 2 2 0 6 32.2 38 18 2 12 20
Billy Wagner, P
ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K
Last Game 4.50 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 1 1 1
Last 3 Games 6.75 1 0 0 3 4 4 3 1 3 4
Season 2.12 2 0 7 15 17 12 4 3 8 19
Victor Zambrano, P
ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K
Last Game 0.00 0 0 0 1 1.1 0 0 0 0 3
Last 3 Games 4.77 0 1 0 3 11.1 12 6 2 5 8
Season 6.75 1 2 0 5 21.1 25 16 5 11 15