The Mets will look to even up their three-game series with the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night, but prior to first pitch, skipper Carlos Mendoza offered a few injury updates on the club's recovering starting pitchers.

Vientos, who has played 38 games at third this year, was instead slotted into the DH role for the seventh time this season, and batted fifth. The mixing and matching can be a lot for young players, but though it’s mostly borne of necessity, shifting to different roles could actually be beneficial, manager Carlos Mendoza said.

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Marte started at DH, against Yankee left-hander Max Fried, and went 1-for-2 with a strikeout and double — his first extra-base hit since April 29, when hit just his second homer of the season — before being lifted for pinch hitter Brett Baty.

The New York Mets lost the finale of their three-game series 8-2 against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium. The Sunday night matchup saw the Yankees take an early 2-0 lead in the first inning.

Just hours before the matchup against the Yankees, Carlos Mendoza moved to reinforce the New York Mets’ bullpen with a 5.21 ERA arm — a decision that drew mixed and confused reactions from fans on social media.

Carlos Mendoza to call out Juan Soto after his game against the Red Sox. New York Mets manager Carlos Mendoza plans to talk to Juan Soto after a play that left doubts about his intensity on the field.