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Walker goes 2-for-4 in brief return to Mets’ lineup
- Updated: August 21, 2016
SAN FRANCISCO — The Mets’ lineup received a much-needed boost Saturday with the return of Neil Walker. He went 2-for-4 with two runs scored in a 9-5 win over the Giants in his first start since missing the previous four games with lower back stiffness.
His return, however, will be brief. Walker said he plans to go on paternity leave following Sunday’s game in San Francisco and fly home to Pittsburgh to be with his wife for the birth of their child on Monday. He expects to miss New York’s three-game series in St. Louis and re-join the team on Friday against the Phillies.
Walker played a key role in Saturday’s win. He made a diving stop to snare a Buster Posey grounder to end the fifth inning, preserving a 3-2 Mets lead. He also led off the sixth inning with a single and later scored, sparking a four-run New York barrage that opened up a 7-2 lead.
“Usually the first dive is pretty indicative of where I’m at,” Walker said. “I got challenged pretty good today, I scored from second twice and dove two or three times. So everything was good.”
Walker rejoins the lineup amid a Mets swoon, as they’ve lost four of six to begin a critical 10-game road trip and are now one game below .500 …
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