ATLANTA — After extricating the Mets out of the eighth inning Friday night, Jeurys Familia looked hampered as he walked off the mound and into the dugout. When he arrived, after clutching his left leg, he was looked over by the Mets coaching staff.

While Mets manager Terry Collins says that it was just a cramp for Familia and he is "OK," the closer said that he will be unable to pitch for the next day or two. His left groin, he says, is "tight."

But he, too, said he is "OK."

Familia felt the tightness on his last two pitches of the inning.

Now for potentially a few days the Mets will have to go without their dependable arm in the ninth inning.

It is another ding for a club already long on injuries this season.

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