Dinged up Cabrera, Walker both day to day

NEW YORK — The Mets’ inability to keep a full, healthy lineup on the field rolled into another week Monday, as they opened a critical four-game series against the Marlins without either half of their starting middle infield.

Shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera struggled through agility tests on his sore left knee, which has affected him for the better part of this season. Between flareups of that knee injury, Cabrera batted .455 with three home runs and nine RBIs in nine games, earning National League Player of the Week honors. But he will not return to the starting lineup until at least Tuesday.

“Do you hope 24 hours makes a difference? Yeah, you do,” manager Terry Collins said. “But we don’t know. This is the third time we’ve been through this to where it ends up being a little bit more extended than we …

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