PHILADELPHIA — Francisco Lindor’s return to the Mets lineup didn’t final lengthy and there’s no telling what the Mets will get from their shortstop the remainder of the best way due to his balky again.
The shortstop left Sunday’s 2-1 loss to the Phillies — the Mets’ second straight powerful defeat — previous to the underside of the second inning with again discomfort after lacking Saturday’s recreation with the again soreness he skilled in Friday’s win.
He’s set to get an MRI examination Monday in Queens along with his availability for the close to future in query.
“We’ll do pictures [Monday] and see if there’s something regarding,” Lindor mentioned after the sport at Residents Financial institution Park. “If not, we’ll proceed to attempt to get higher. The objective is to be obtainable as many occasions as I can for the final video games now we have left.”
Carlos Mendoza waited till the shortstop went by way of his pregame routine earlier than making the choice to place Lindor within the lineup after he missed his first recreation of the season Saturday.
“I’m involved,” the supervisor mentioned. “He got here out of the sport [again]. But it surely’s additionally early to say I’m actually apprehensive.”
Though the harm that compelled him out occurred when Lindor tweaked his again whereas stepping awkwardly on second base on Friday, Lindor mentioned Sunday he’s been coping with discomfort within the space for in regards to the final two weeks.
Lindor felt OK preparing Sunday, however he felt the again give on him once more as he started to run to first on his single that led off the sport.
He remained within the recreation, however made a excessive throw to first on a grounder by Trea Turner within the backside of the inning and was changed by rookie Luisangel Acuna to start out the underside of the second.
Requested if it is perhaps helpful to relaxation the again for a number of days as an alternative of presumably making it worse, Lindor mentioned he’d await the MRI outcomes.
“If the photographs present one thing that’s a bit larger threat, then there’s worth in additional than a pair days off,” Lindor mentioned. “If it’s one thing that may be healed up fairly fast, then perhaps it’s a day or two. As of now, I consider it’s day-to-day.”
“That’s the simple route,” Mendoza mentioned of giving Lindor a number of days off to ensure the harm subsides. “However I’ve obtained to provide him an opportunity to see how he’s feeling [Monday].”
Acuna, a high prospect acquired from the Rangers final 12 months in alternate for Max Scherzer, was known as up and made his MLB debut on Saturday and had a pair of singles.
The harm comes at an particularly dangerous time for Lindor and the Mets, who want each win they’ll get with solely 13 video games remaining within the common season and the staff preventing with Atlanta for the ultimate wild card within the Nationwide League.
Requested if they might nonetheless make the postseason even with out him, Lindor mentioned, “In fact. We now have nice gamers and Acuna can play the sport. I consider on this staff.”
