Mets' Jorge Polanco out of lineup as veteran infielder continues to deal with Achilles tendinitis

Jorge Polanco is not in the Mets ' lineup on Friday as he misses his second of the team's last four games with what the team is calling Achilles tendinitis. It's a condition that Polanco has dealt with since the second game of the regular season. The Mets have tried to accommodate Polanco by having him start as the DH to get him off his feet, and it seemed to be working, but playing in Thursday's loss set the veteran infielder back.

"Better today, but after the game last night, he was sore," manager Carlos Mendoza said before Friday's game. "That’s why we decided to give him the first half of the game off. And see how he was going to feel this morning.

Luckily, in a better place. " With the up-and-down nature of how Polanco has been feeling, Mendoza was asked if he's concerned, and the Mets skipper downplayed it a bit. "I’m not going to say concerned, it’s a day-to-day [situation]," he said.

"He’s got days where he feels it more. For the past couple of days, he was in a pretty good place until last night. We’ll have to continue to monitor it.