Matz set to return, Noah still uncertain

Steven Matz was throwing Thursday and seemed confident he would make his next scheduled start for the Mets. Noah Syndergaard is still waiting to test his own injured finger.

“Right now I’m glad where we’re at,” Matz said Thursday before the Mets lost 5-1 to the Cubs at Citi Field.

On Tuesday the lefty departed early from his start in Atlanta after straining his middle finger on a swing and miss at the plate that sent his bat flying. Matz, who avoided the disabled list, is scheduled to throw a bullpen session Friday. He is the Mets’ scheduled starting pitcher for Sunday’s series finale.

Syndergaard, who was placed on the disabled list Tuesday with a strained ligament in his right index finger, expects to wait until the weekend before throwing. The right-hander said he sustained the injury pitching against the Brewers last Friday.

“It has progressed quite a bit since from the initial in- jury, so it’s getting a lot better,” Syndergaard said. “We’ll give it a few more days of rest until we pick up a baseball again.”

Seth Lugo or Jason Vargas could pitch in Syndergaard’s place Tuesday if needed. Lugo threw four scoreless innings Thursday.

Callaway was expected to add another bench player for Friday’s game, provided the Mets didn’t drain their bullpen Thursday. With the Mets thin on healthy position players on the 40-man roster, it’s likely Dominic Smith would be recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas.

Devin Mesoraco remained in the game after getting hit with Javier Baez’s backswing in the seventh inning. The Mets catcher indicated he received some “quick” testing for a possible concussion.

“It was just a couple of quick questions to see how I was feeling, but no issues,” Mesoraco said.