The perfect Mets victory would have kept David Robertson in the bullpen to preserve his bullets for another day.
D.J. Stewart was selected from Triple-A Syracuse — with Danny Mendick optioned — to give the Mets a potentially louder bat off the bench and pinch-running option.
Stewart, who entered the game Tuesday as a pinch runner in the seventh inning for Daniel Vogelbach, who had walked, was on base when Francisco Alvarez homered. The 29-year-old outfielder came to the plate with the bases loaded the following inning and hit a shot squarely to right field that went for a sacrifice fly with the bases loaded.“I never had trouble getting the ball in the air, but it’s more efficiently,” he said. “I’m not muscling it. I’m using my whole body as a way to get the ball in the air and more power, just using my muscles.
The left-hander then will throw a simulated game at Citi Field during a team workout the following Thursday during the All-Star break and likely will be ready to join the Mets’ rotation during the team’s six-game homestand that opens the second half. Quintana threw 64 pitches over 2 ²/₃ innings in a rehab start for Syracuse last Friday. He is returning from bone-graft surgery on a rib that was performed in spring training.
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