Andres Torres also is out, a day after his right thumb was stepped on by Madison Bumgarner after they got tangled on a play at first base.
Collins said an X-ray of Torres' hand did not reveal a break, but an MRI was sent to New York for team doctors to review. Collins suspects Torres has a tendon or ligament issue.
With the Mets having only three available outfielders, Jordany Valdespin starts in center field, flanked by Scott Hairston and Mike Baxter.
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Adam Rubin
Adam Rubin has covered the Mets since 2003. He's a graduate of Mepham High School on Long Island and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He joined ESPNNewYork after spending 10 years at the New York Daily News.
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Mark Simon is ESPN Stats & Information's Baseball Research Specialist. One of several Mets historians working at ESPN, he joined the Worldwide Leader in 2002 after 6 1/2 years as a sports writer at the Trenton Times.
THE 49 GREATEST METS
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Portion of #Mets batting order that entered with averages of .301, .305 & .317 goes 1-2-3 in 1st. #Mets 0, #Cubs 0, mid-1.
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Batting averages of #Mets No. 5-9 hitters today: .213, .200, .211, .139, .071
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If he's only playing 2B at Vegas, he's not coming up to play 1B.// RT @bruga54: What about bringing up Wilmer Flores and putting him at 1st?
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Not sure when the expiration of "imminent" is, but Andrew Brown is eligible to join the #Mets on Friday after spending 10 days in minors.
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Andrew Brown back at first base today for Las Vegas. Second time in three games positioned there, after no previous action this season.
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Brandon Nimmo. Low-A Savannah. No. // RT @nywvfl: Who is the Mets' best OF prospect?..and any chance they'll bring him up to NY this season?
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TC unsure how long Murph is leading man http://t.co/FYPsngjshz #NYM #Mets
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Knew it was poor, but didn't realize this: #Mets leadoff men have MLB-worst .185 average and 29th-ranked .255 OBP.
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Terry Collins on whether Murph leading off is one day or prolonged: "I'll see how it goes." #mets
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Not sure it was a priority for Joe Torre or whomever at MLB on a Saturday night. Patience. // RT @mpistark: how about Harvey's earned run?
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Sunday's Mets-Cubs lineups http://t.co/VynCuqk3nS #NYM #Mets
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Fifth career start in leadoff spot for Daniel Murphy. Other four times came in 2009. #mets #cubs
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Sunday #Mets vs. #Cubs: Murphy - 2B Turner - 1B Wright - 3B Byrd - RF Duda - LF Recker - C Tejada - SS Lagares - CF Gee - RHP
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You generally try to sell high, not low.//RT @thatspanishboul: Do you think we can get anything out of Ike Davis during the trade deadline?
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After today, next 10 #Mets games are against #Reds (26-17), #Braves (24-18) and #Yanks (27-16). Two first-place teams and second-place team.
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You're thinking about Super 2 with respect to Zack Wheeler. That explanation is here: http://t.co/IpVgSkK4JK #mets
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Extra-year control passed in April.//RT @Lou_Guida: When will @Wheelerpro45 be eligible to come up and #Mets have control for extra yr?
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TC said rotation straight thru even w/ Thurs. day off. So Tuesday probably/RT @twersk77: would put him in line to pitch vs yanks week after?
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Wednesday vs. Mat Latos/Reds at Citi Field. // RT @twersk77: when's the next expected Matt Harvey start?
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Mentioned before: Detracts from Jay Horwitz tweeting. Win-win./RT @kaye31d: Shouldn't Mets worry about winning instead of meaningless stats?
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UPCOMING GAMES
| W-L | HM | AW | STK | L10 | |
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| NYM | 16-24 | 9-12 | 7-12 | L1 | |
| CHC | 18-24 | 10-13 | 8-11 | W1 |
| W-L | HM | AW | STK | L10 | |
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| CIN | 26-17 | 16-6 | 10-11 | W1 | |
| NYM | 16-24 | 9-12 | 7-12 | L1 |
| W-L | HM | AW | STK | L10 | |
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| CIN | 26-17 | 16-6 | 10-11 | W1 | |
| NYM | 16-24 | 9-12 | 7-12 | L1 |
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