Starling Marte was scratched from the Mets’ beginning lineup Saturday as a precaution after the outfielder’s troublesome proper knee flared up.
The workforce’s beginning proper fielder — who didn’t seem Saturday — additionally had sat out one recreation forward of the Mets’ London street journey earlier this month with the identical subject.
“Nonetheless the knee, it flared up just a little [Friday] once more,” Carlos Mendoza stated 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 present him a day.”
Requested if the damage is one thing to wish to observe usually, Mendoza added, “We undoubtedly have to observe it. Wish to be sure this doesn’t flip right into a long-term damage.
He was feeling fairly good [Friday], I feel 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, but it surely’s a kind of [things] that allow’s be good right here and don’t attempt to push it.
The report at the moment is he’s feeling so much 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 stated, with two “ups” or simulated innings.
“He threw 15 or so, sat down, like a two-inning bullpen sort deal. He felt good, so a great signal,” Mendoza stated. “He’ll throw one other one the center of subsequent week after which hopefully we will transfer to the subsequent section, which is going through hitters.”
Mendoza praised second-year catcher Francisco Alvarez’s protection behind the plate since coming back from the injured checklist.
“His management. His capacity to speak to narrate to everybody on the pitching workers, the coaches,” Mendoza stated. “Clearly, the framing is de facto good, his arm can shut down working video games, however I feel it’s simply his capacity to steer a pitching workers, and having the information when to make changes and giving guys conviction. So for a man that age [22], it’s fairly spectacular.”