Starling Marte was scratched from the Mets’ beginning lineup Saturday as a precaution after the outfielder’s troublesome proper knee flared up.
The group’s beginning proper fielder — who didn’t seem Saturday — additionally had sat out one sport forward of the Mets’ London street journey earlier this month with the identical problem.
“Nonetheless the knee, it flared up a little bit [Friday] once more,” Carlos Mendoza mentioned earlier than the Mets beat the Padres, 5-1, on Saturday at Citi Area. “I’m not too involved, he ought to be out there off the bench, however I simply determined to provide him a day.”
Requested if the damage is one thing to want to watch commonly, Mendoza added, “We positively have to watch it. Wish to be certain that this doesn’t flip right into a long-term damage.
He was feeling fairly good [Friday], I believe it was extra after the stolen base that he felt one thing there.
Then after the sport I checked with him, and he wished to play, however it’s a kind of [things] that permit’s be good right here and don’t attempt to push it.
The report at the moment is he’s feeling loads higher, in order that’s a great signal.”
Kodai Senga, who has not pitched this season due to a right-shoulder pressure, threw his third bullpen session since he suffered a triceps setback final month.
Senga threw 30-35 pitches, Mendoza mentioned, with two “ups” or simulated innings.
“He threw 15 or so, sat down, like a two-inning bullpen kind deal. He felt good, so a great signal,” Mendoza mentioned. “He’ll throw one other one the center of subsequent week after which hopefully we will transfer to the following section, which is dealing with hitters.”
Mendoza praised second-year catcher Francisco Alvarez’s protection behind the plate since coming back from the injured listing.
“His management. His means to speak to narrate to everybody on the pitching employees, the coaches,” Mendoza mentioned. “Clearly, the framing is actually good, his arm can shut down working video games, however I believe it’s simply his means to steer a pitching employees, and having the data when to make changes and giving guys conviction. So for a man that age [22], it’s fairly spectacular.”
