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- Updated: August 18, 2016
PHOENIX — Mets second baseman Neil Walker was scratched from the starting lineup before Tuesday night’s 7-5 win over the D-backs because of lower back stiffness. He was also left out of the lineup for the series finale on Wednesday and is considered day to day.
Walker, who has played in 20 consecutive games, experienced stiffness in the same area in June and missed three games.
“Anytime it’s the lower back, it’s day to day, and that’s why I took him out today,” Mets manager Terry Collins said. “He wanted to play and I said, ‘Not today.’ I don’t need this to tighten up. Due to the weather we have been playing in, these guys have been sweating a lot and the last thing we need is for his back to knot up. I told him to get some treatment tonight and hopefully, he’s OK tomorrow.”
The Mets will miss his bat in the lineup. Walker is hitting .455 with two doubles, one triple, six home runs and 14 RBIs in 19 …
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