Mets’ Jorge Polanco to spend few extra days at Triple-A

SAN DIEGO — Jorge Polanco will spend at the least this weekend constructing “quantity” at Triple-A Syracuse quite than rejoining the Mets.

The veteran infielder remained on his minor league rehab project Friday after there had been dialogue by workforce officers final week that Polanco would possibly play for the Mets on this highway journey.

Supervisor Carlos Mendoza cited the very fact Polanco had solely performed 5 innings on protection in his earlier sport.

“We’ve acquired to get him to some extent the place he’s going 4 at-bats as a DH or seven innings on protection, so that you received’t see him right here in San Diego,” supervisor Carlos Mendoza mentioned earlier than the Mets earned a 5-0 shutout of the Padres.

Polanco started the day solely 2-for-10 (.200) on his minor league rehab project, between Double-A Binghamton and Syracuse.

However Mendoza mentioned Polanco’s numbers didn’t issue into the choice to maintain him at Syracuse.

“I believe it’s simply extra the best way he’s taking his swing, the best way he’s rotating,” Mendoza mentioned, noting that he had been watching the video stream of Polanco’s at-bats. “He appears more healthy once you take a look at the best way he’s rotating and staying on that again leg, which is one thing that we didn’t see earlier than he went on the IL. Proper now, he appears in a greater place when he’s taking his swings.”

Polanco has been sidelined since April 15, coping with a bone bruise in his wrist, and left Achilles bursitis. The latter damage has prolonged his keep on the IL.

Francisco Alvarez will catch back-to-back video games starting Saturday after which doubtlessly rejoin the Mets on the following homestand.

Alvarez is rehabbing from surgical procedure to restore a torn meniscus in his proper knee.

Tyrone Taylor ran for the primary time following his placement on the injured checklist with a proper hip flexor pressure.

Carson Benge started the day on a surge during which he had posted a .975 OPS over his earlier 9 video games.

The rookie outfielder had three homers and 7 RBIs throughout that stretch, although he went 0-for-4 Friday.

For the reason that begin of Could, he had a .300/.368/.458 slash line with 4 homers, 18 RBIs and 4 stolen bases.

The Mets entered play with a bullpen ERA of three.23 that ranked third within the Nationwide League and fifth in MLB.

Mets relievers had 278 strikeouts, first within the main leagues.

They added 3 ¹/₃ extra shutout innings Friday in addition to two extra strikeouts.