Syndergaard delayed by ‘general soreness’

Another day, another worry for the Mets pitchers as Noah Syndergaard took a step back in his rehab, when his scheduled simulated game was scratched Sunday because of “general soreness.”

But the Mets are hopeful Syndergaard can resume his rehab from a torn lat muscle and throw Tuesday. Manager Terry Collins said Syndergaard told the team Saturday night he felt sore following his Thursday outing. At this point in the season, with the main goal being to avoid finishing three football fields away from first place, the Mets are taking no chances.

Syndergaard went on the disabled list May 1 after leaving a game the previous day with the lat injury.

“We aren’t going to push him, first of all. We’ll go at his pace and how he feels,” Collins said at Citi Field on Sunday, when the Mets saw their four-game winning streak end in a 10-5 loss to the Reds. “[Saturday] night he said he was feeling a little sore from the outing the other day and wanted to throw a bullpen and we just said, ‘No, until you feel better we’re not going to do that.’ So we’ll wait.”

Collins indicated that Syndergaard did not specifically complain about soreness in any particular area, such as his arm, shoulder or lat.

“I just think he’s still sore from pitching,” Collins said.

Syndergaard threw 36 pitches in Brooklyn on Thursday.

“Today and [Monday] he could rest and see where he is on Tuesday or Wednesday,” Collins said. “Hopefully Tuesday, we can get him back on the mound to have a side session in Chicago.”

The Mets welcomed Amed Rosario back to the land of the active. Rosario left the series finale in Houston eight days ago with a bruised right index finger and had not played since.

The Mets fashioned a pad for Rosario to use while hitting to soften any vibrations or blows he might sustain. Rosario went 1-for-3 with a walk and run scored. He threw Friday, hit Saturday and was deemed fit to play Sunday.

“He went through the process of throwing, it didn’t bother him to throw. The next process was to hit. He did all the hitting things we wanted him to do [Saturday],” Collins said. “The swelling has been way down so we thought it was time to get him back in the lineup.”

Collins said the plan now is to “get him to play as much as possible” the rest of the season.

“There’s no guarantees again he’s not going to get jammed sometime and have this thing flare back up,” Collins said.

Asdrubal Cabrera suffered what the team called a right ankle contusion when he was hit by a pitch while pinch hitting in the sixth inning. X-rays were negative.

Nori Aoki extended his hitting streak to 12 games with a first inning double. ... Jose Reyes swiped third in the sixth inning, his 20th steal of the season and 508th of his career, tying him with Ichiro Suzuki for the lead among active players.