Simply two days after leaving the sport with soreness in his left facet, Eduardo Escobar returned. However the Mets could have misplaced Luis Guillorme for a while on Sunday.
Escobar changed Guillorme at third base within the high of the fifth inning of the Mets’ 6-0 victory over the Phillies after Guillorme pulled up lame rounding third base within the backside of the fourth. The Mets identified it as left groin tightness. Guillorme will bear an MRI examination on Monday.
“We’ll see the way it goes tomorrow. It's tight,” Guillorme mentioned. He mentioned he felt the groin seize as he rounded third and scored a run.
Escobar went 0-for-2 on the plate. Earlier than the sport, he mentioned he was feeling higher, however there was nonetheless some soreness hitting from the appropriate facet, by far the change hitter’s higher facet. He solely batted left-handed within the victory.
“I used to be scared,” Escobar mentioned via a translator. “An indirect isn’t like a hamstring, the place it’s a sure period of time you are feeling you’ll be out. With an indirect, it could be three months. From tales that I’ve heard from different gamers who've gone via it, it’s been some time to get better, and that’s what I didn’t need.”
Happily for Escobar and the Mets, he solely missed just a few days. However now they've Guillorme’s groin to fret about. The 2 infielders have been platooning at third base.
The Mets haven’t dominated out the potential for selling Brett Baty from Triple-A Syracuse to fill the necessity at third base, in response to The Publish’s Mike Puma. The previous first-round choose is hitting .315/.410/.533 with a .943 OPS between Double-A and Triple-A this yr, and is ranked as MLB’s No. 18 general prospect.
Supervisor Buck Showalter mentioned catcher James McCann will begin behind the plate Monday night time to open the collection towards the Braves. McCann drove in a run with a single on Sunday and Showalter desires to get him in additional of a rhythm after beginning Tomas Nido Friday and Saturday.
With a first-inning, run-scoring single Francisco Lindor grew to become the Mets’ franchise chief in RBIs by a shortstop with 82. Jose Reyes held the earlier mark of 81 set in 2006.
Zack Wheeler was tagged for six earned runs in six innings by the Mets. It was essentially the most the Phillies’ right-hander had allowed towards his former group in 11 begins.
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