Cabrera sits with glute injury

batting practice. He also went in and tried hitting in the cage.

The Mets went to extremes to monitor Rosario’s playing time after they called him up to the majors on Aug. 1. Rosario has played 31 games in the big leagues, and combined with 94 games in the minors he has played five more games than he ever has in his four years as a professional.

Rosario is hitting .245 with four home runs and eight RBI in 114 plate appearances. has been inconsistent in his five appearances since coming back. For the 27-year-old, however, this is just about getting the rust off and feeling confident on the mound before the offseason.

“I think he is very close. He threw to spots we hadn’t seen yet. If you go back to ’15, that split was the big difference for him. So I thought those were big last night,” Collins said.