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House isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Cardinals, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

Despite recording a base hit in each of his last four games and seven of his last eight, House will stay put in the dugout Thursday while Paul DeJong starts at the hot corner and bats sixth.

Adams isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Cardinals, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

The Nationals will give Adams a chance to regroup Thursday after the 29-year-old backstop went 1-for-12 with four strikeouts over his last three contests. Drew Millas will start at catcher instead and bat eighth.

Escobar was promoted from Single-A Clearwater to High-A Jersey Shore on Tuesday.

A bat-first second baseman from Venezuela, Escobar was one of the best hitters in the Florida Complex League in 2024 (171 wRC+) and his 131 wRC+ was the 10th best mark in the Florida State League prior to his promotion. Escobar is slashing .286/.376/.449 with 11 home runs, 10 steals, a 9.9 percent walk rate and a 16.1 percent strikeout rate through 70 games in his age-20 season.

Torrens is not in the lineup for the second game of Thursday's doubleheader in Baltimore.

After going 0-for-4 at the dish in the first game of the twin bill, Torrens will grab a seat for the nightcap. Hayden Senger is catching and batting ninth as the Mets try to avoid the doubleheader sweep.

Mauricio is absent from the lineup for the second game of Thursday's doubleheader in Baltimore.

Mauricio went hitless in four plate appearances in the first game of the double dip and will now receive some rest in the second contest. Brett Baty is at third base and Luisangel Acuna is at second base for the Mets in Game 2.

Rea (7-3) earned the win Thursday over the Twins, allowing one run on three hits and two walks over seven innings. He struck out five.

Rea was sharp again Thursday, allowing just one run on a Kody Clemens solo homer in the fifth inning. The right-hander has won his last three starts, allowing only four runs on 10 hits across 18.2 innings during that span. Rea's ERA is down to 3.91 through 92 innings this season with a 1.26 WHIP and 65:23 K:BB.

Crow-Armstrong went 3-for-4 with two homers, a double, three total RBI and three total runs scored in Thursday's 8-1 win over the Twins.

Crow-Armstrong extended Chicago's lead to 3-0 in the third inning with a two-out, two-run blast off Chris Paddack before adding a solo shot off lefty Anthony Misiewicz in the seventh. It's already the fifth multi-homer game this season for Crow-Armstrong, who's up to 25 long balls on the year. Overall, he's slashing .271/.309/.560 with 70 RBI, 67 runs scored and 27 steals across 389 plate appearances.

Pages is absent from the lineup for Thursday's contest versus the Nationals.

Pages had made nine starts in a row at catcher, so he's earned a breather for Thursday's series finale. Yohel Pozo will be behind the dish and bat eighth for the Cardinals.

Waddell will serve as the Mets' opening pitcher in the second game of Thursday's doubleheader in Baltimore, Laura Albanese of Newsday reports.

He's being classified as an opener, but Waddell has the ability to go multiple innings, having lasted at least 2.2 frames in each of his last three appearances for the Mets. Once Waddell is done Thursday, Justin Hagenman is a good bet to eat some innings out of the Mets' bullpen.

Winker is heading back to New York to undergo an MRI after exiting the first game of Thursday's doubleheader versus the Orioles due to back tightness, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said that Winker's back "locked up" on him after one plate appearance. More will be known regarding Winker's status after he's examined, but there's a good chance he's headed back to the injured list. Winker was just activated from the 60-day IL on Tuesday after missing a significant chunk of time with an oblique strain. If Winker does need another IL stint, Mark Vientos could receive another chance at regular playing time at designated hitter for the Mets.