Brandon Nimmo not in Mets lineup for second straight game
Brandon Nimmo is out of the Mets lineup for the second straight day on Fridayas he continues to battle a stomach bug.
Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said on Friday that Nimmo was feeling a whole lot better showed “good signs,” and left the door open to potentially using him as a pinch-hitter late in the game.
“Too early to tell,” Mendoza said. “Still going to wait. Hopefully he continues to feel better, move around, continues to eat ... and hopefully we have a player.”
Nimmo already delivered heroics off the bench on Sunday, when he did not start against the Braves due to an intercostal injury but played three innings in the field and hit a walk-off home run at the plate.
Meanwhile, Tyrone Taylor, who filled in for Nimmo on Thursday, was back atop the lineup and in left field for Friday’s game. He went 0-for-5 against the Phillies in New York's 6-5 extra-inning win.
