The Mets have placed outfielder Marlon Anderson on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left hamstring.  This is the same hamstring Anderson injured in May when he also spent time on the disabled list.

Anderson, the Mets primary pinch hitter, was batting .222 with one home run and 10 RBI’s for the Mets this season, but started to turn it around in the month of July, batting .303.

Taking his spot on the roster the Mets recalled Dan Murphy from New Orleans.  Murphy, who only made one start at New Orleans (going 1 for 4), was having a strong season at Binghamton (the Mets Double-A affiliate), hitting .308 with 13 homers, 67 RBIs and 14 stolen bases.

Murphy made his major league debut last night in the Mets’ loss to the Astros.  He batted sixth and started in left field.  While he only went 1 for 4 at the plate, a single in the top of the second off Roy Oswalt, it was his defense that caught my attention.

With the Mets up 4-1 in the bottom of the seventh, Houston was mounting a rally.  With runners on first and second and one out, Ty Wigginton came to the plate and hit a Duaner Sanchez breaking ball to deep left field.  Murphy made a leaping grab at the wall, robbing Wigginton of extra bases, and promptly fired the ball to second base before Hunter Pence could return to the bag, killing the Astros’ rally.

With the injuries to Moises Alou, Ryan Church, and now Anderson, Murphy will join the carousel of revolving corner outfielder for the Mets so he should see a good amount of playing time.  Should he keep this up, the Mets might have found themselves, the corner outfielder they are looking for.