Already running low on pitching, the New York Mets added starter Paul Blackburn and reliever Dedniel Núñez to a crowded injured list Thursday in their latest flurry of roster moves. Núñez has a right elbow sprain and could require Tommy John surgery for the second time in his career.

The Mets have placed right-handed pitchers Paul Blackburn and Dedniel Núñez on the 15-day IL. Núñez has an elbow sprain that could possibly require Tommy John surgery, while Blackburn is dealing with a shoulder impingement that will shut him down for three-to-five days.

The Mets placed right-handers Paul Blackburn and Dedniel Nunez on the 15-day injured list on Thursday, dealing the reeling club two more blows to its staggering pitching staff.