Mets bolster platoon at DH, acquire Giants’ Ruf

The NL East-leading New York Mets acquired outfielder Darin Ruf from the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday for infielder J.D. Davis and three pitching prospects.

The precise-handed hitting Ruf, 36, is hitting .216 with 11 house runs and 38 RBIs this season. He has an .886 OPS towards lefties, giving the Mets a participant to platoon at designated hitter with left-handed-hitting Daniel Vogelbach, who will begin towards right-handers. The Mets acquired Vogelbach final month in a commerce with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Davis, 29, struggled this season when known as upon to fill the DH spot and is hitting .238 with 4 house runs and 21 RBIs this season.

The Giants additionally obtained left-hander Nick Zwack, right-hander Carson Seymour and Thomas Szapucki.

Zwack, 24, is 6-2 with 2.36 ERA in 18 appearances (15 begins) in two Class A stops within the Mets’ system, whereas Seymour, 23, is 5-5 with a 2.76 ERA in 18 appearances (13 stops) in two Class A stops.

Szapucki, 26 and at the moment at Triple-A Syracuse, made one main league begin this season, permitting 4 house runs and 9 earned runs in 1⅓ innings in a begin towards the Giants. He’s 2-6 with a 3.38 ERA in 18 appearances (16 begins) for Syracuse.