Francisco Alvarez and Jeff McNeill both play minor league rehabilitation games on Sunday and are scheduled to be at Citifield, which will be re-evaluated on Monday.
After that, according to Carlos Mendoza, they could continue to win minor league at-bats before returning to the Mets.
Alvarez has been on the sidelines since spring training with a broken Hamate bone in his left hand, finishing in the medically mandatory part of his rehabilitation assignment, becoming 5-1 as DH in Double A Binghamton on Sunday.
Mendoza said Alvarez might get a batting spot in the Triple A Syracuse and make sure his timing is on the plate.
McNeill was hit by an oblique injury and played his second consecutive game with Binghamton on Sunday, earning four hits, including a double with Homer.
The Mets have not had both starters since their injuries during spring training, but they received a great performance from Louis Torrence behind the plate, and Louis Sangel Acknya was good at 2 bases.
Acuña scored two hits in the 7-4 Cardinals on Sunday, extending the hit streak to eight games.
“He’s like there’s another leadoff guy out there. [in the lineup]”Francisco Linder spoke about Acuña, who hit sixth on Sunday and recorded an insurance run at the bottom of the eighth inning.
Mark Vientos was not available for Sunday’s victory after leaving the victory with a gro caliber injury on Saturday, but the third baseman said he might feel better and be able to get off the bench on Monday for a series opener against the Phillies.
He expects to receive more treatment on Monday and test himself third before the game.
Without Vientos on Sunday, Brett Baty started in third place and was tied up by a hitless player, but he reached based on interference from the fourth catcher.
Linder celebrated Nubber, just before one plate in the innings, after bases based on a seventh infield hit.
Asked about the response, switch hit shortstop pointed out that it was his first hit from the right side of the plate this season.
He went into a 0-13 game against the left-handed.
“They were throwing no hits against me from the right,” Lindor joked. “Now I don’t have zeros on that side. They say hits are bundled. We’ll see what happens. At least there’s one on the board.”
Before Brandon Nemo had a crucial RBI hit on Sunday, Mendoza said he is confident the left fielder will emerge from the recent recession.
“At some point on the road trip, he was a little too aggressive and went out there and rocked on a lot of first pitches. “We went into some of those games with a game plan that attacked the pitching staff, but we couldn’t get the results, including Nemo.
Mendoza said Paul Blackburn came out of rehabilitation with Class A Brooklyn Fine on Saturday. He is in IL for 15 days with inflammation of his right knee.
