Mets’ Starling Marte ‘didn’t miss a beat’ in return from injury
NY Post
SAN FRANCISCO — Starling Marte was contributing offensively for the Mets before he hit the injured list in early July, and since his return, he has regained that momentum.
The veteran DH now has six hits in his 10 at-bats since his activation from the IL last week after going 2-for-3 with a walk in the Mets’ 5-3 win over the Giants on Sunday.
Marte missed two weeks after receiving a gel injection for discomfort in his right knee.
“He’s been huge,” manager Carlos Mendoza said before the victory. “He continues to give us solid at-bats against lefties, righties. He goes down and missed a few days, and then he comes back and seems like he didn’t miss a beat.”
Marte entered play with a .262/.364/.412 slash line with four homers and 20 RBIs. In the starting lineup again Sunday, Marte reached base three times for the second straight day.
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