As the Mets continue their winning ways, the West Coast trip has not been kind to them.

Brett Baty (hamstring) and Francisco Alvarez (thumb) will continue to miss time as they try and return to the lineup. Ahead of Saturday's game against the Dodgers, Mets manager Carlos Mendoza spoke about both players and the return of a familiar face.

Brett Baty off the bench?

The young third baseman will miss his third consecutive game after straining his hamstring in the Pirates series.

While Baty has been seen working out on the field before games, including Saturday, the Mets are taking it slow with him.

“Feeling better. He was scheduled to go out there and do some running, move around, take some groundballs, get in the cages," Mendoza said. "Overall he’s doing better, he says. We'll see where we're at for availability, a pinch-hitting scenario, and things like that, but feeling better."

Joey Wendle will start at third for the second straight game.

Francisco Alvarez will be out longer than 10 days

Alvarez was officially placed on the 10-day IL on Saturday after hurting his thumb running the bases in Friday's win.

While tests are still being performed to see the extent of the damage, Mendoza was asked why they placed the young catcher on the IL without knowing what he needs. The first-year skipper was honest.

"We know it's going to be more than 10 days," he said. "We're waiting to gather all of the information."

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