UNDATED (AP) — The Mets were without Francisco Lindor on Thursday as they opened a four-game series against the Dodgers in Los Angeles.
The red-hot shortstop slammed his right middle finger closing double doors in his hotel room, but he hopes to play Friday.
Lindor has collected at least one RBI in his last 10 games and is hitting .365 in that span.
Also around the majors:
— Robinson Cano is a free agent after rejecting a demotion to the Padres’ Triple-A team at El Paso. Cano was signed by the Padres last month after hitting .195 for the Mets. He batted just .091 without an extra-base hit in 12 games for San Diego.
— Orioles general manager Mike Elias says top pitching prospect Grayson Rodriguez has a strained lat muscle. It’s not clear how long the right-hander will be out. Elias says Rodriguez came to Baltimore for an MRI, which confirmed the strain.
