Jeff exits with tight hamstring

Jeff McNeil left Monday’s with tightness in his right hamstring and was sent for an MRI. McNeil walked off uneasily after scoring on a wild pitch in the fourth inning and went straight to the clubhouse. Luis Guillorme replaced him at second base the next inning.

“We’ll see,” Buck Showalter said. “We think at this point it’ll be a dayto-day thing.”

McNeil reached in the fourth with a double that raised his batting average to a team-leading .327.

The left-handed hitter poked his hit against the shift after entering the game hitting .380 when teams stack three infielders on the right side.

DOM’S BACK

The Mets have promoted first baseman/outfielder Dominic Smith from Triple-A Syracuse, ending the popular 26-year-old’s three-week stint in the minor leagues.

The Mets called up Smith and put right-hander Seth Lugo on the paternity list Monday prior to their victory over the Marlins. The move comes as Major League Baseball begins enforcing a rule limiting teams to 13 pitchers that has been delayed several times.

Smith was optioned to Syracuse on May 31 after hitting .186 without a home run in 101 plate appearances this season. He hit .316 during a breakout season in 2020, but he hasn’t been the same player in the majors since.

The 2013 first-round pick batted .266 with two homers and a .785 OPS in 15 games at Triple-A.

Mets left-hander David Peterson is expected to join Lugo on the paternity list soon. Peterson started Monday’s game against Miami, but the team had contingency plans in place in case his wife, Alex, went into labor.

MARLINS GO POP

Marlins center fielder Bryan De La Cruz drew applause and laughs in the fifth inning after three balloons fell out of the seats and into the outfield. After fetching the third balloon, De La Cruz feigned throwing it back into the stands before popping it under his arm.

MAX REHAB START TODAY

Max Scherzer (oblique) will make a rehab start with Double-A Binghamton today and could rejoin the Mets to start Sunday.