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Mets manager Terry Collins believes infielder Wilmer Flores isn't healthy enough to play after watching him in Friday's game, MLB.com reports. Collins could give Flores up to a week on the bench to recover to a point where the manager feels Flores can be effective.

"He tells me he's feeling OK," Collins told MLB.com, "but I'm not sure he can pivot like he wants to on that front ankle. He plants that front foot and he hits against it. In the one at-bat, he almost fell down. I just think it's causing him more problems and, again, he wants to play. ... But we also have got to be careful we don't hurt him in a situation where we lose half the winter trying to rehab his ankles."

Flores has hit .219/.266/.301 with one home run and 11 RBI in 73 at-bats.

Phillies outfielder Ben Revere and Ryan Howard, who are out for the remainder of the season, will take part in the Florida Instructional League as they recover from their injuries, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

“We want them to have some games played and a peace of mind and pass the test with everybody, with the organization that they are doing everything on the baseball field to play and game and now they go into their off-season and go about their business and do their normal routines, knowing in the spring they are good to go,” Phillies interim manager Ryne Sandberg told the Inquirer.

Howard is recovering from knee surgery, while Revere is recovering from a broken foot.

Mets infielder Wilmer Flores returned to the starting lineup for Friday's game at Cleveland. He has missed five of the previous seven games entering Friday due to ankle issues. He's batting ninth.

Flores is batting .229 with one home run and 11 RBI in 70 at-bats.

Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman clubbed his 19th home run Wednesday against the Mets.

Freeman was one of the few bright spots for the club. While he only had one hit, he made it count. Freeman finished 1 for 4, with the solo shot. He's hitting .306. 

Mets infielder Wilmer Flores was not in the starting lineup for Wednesday's game at Atlanta. He continues to sit out due to two balky ankles. 

In fact, Flores has missed five of the last seven games for the Mets. He is considered day to day and is batting .229 on the year with a homer and 11 RBI over 70 at-bats. 

Mets infielder Wilmer Flores was held out of the starting lineup Tuesday at Atlanta. He has missed four of his last six games. Manager Terry Collins told ESPN New York that his ankles are "beat up" from a long season.

Flores batted .229 with one home run and 11 RBI in 70 at-bats.

Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman contributed a team-high five RBI during a 13-5 rout of the Mets Monday. All five of Freeman's RBI came off of Mets starting pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka.

Freeman had a two-RBI double in the first inning and came back with a three-run homer in the second inning. Freeman came into play Monday mired in a 2-for-21 slump in his previous seven games.

Reds first baseman Joey Votto hit an up-and-away 1-2 pitch to the opposite field in left for his 21st homer in the fourth inning Monday against the Cardinals. Votto has homered three times in his last nine games.

Mets infielder Wilmer Flores has missed two consecutive starts Sunday, partly because of foot injury, manager Terry Collins told MLB.com. However, Collins expects Flores to return to the lineup Monday afternoon at Atlanta.

"I watched him the other day and it looked like his feet are bothering him," Collins said. "I watched him go up for some balls and it just looks like he's aggravated by it. His swing has changed a little bit, so he might be getting tired also, so I just thought I'm going to give him a couple of days off."

Flores has just one hit in his last 18 at-bats and is hitting .235 with 11 RBI in 68 at-bats.

Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman hit his 17th home run Friday night during a 2-1 win over Miami. Freeman went deep in the first inning for a two-run homer off Jose Fernandez.

Freeman went 2 for 4 in the game as the Braves managed just five hits overall. He added his 23rd double and is batting .309 on the season for Atlanta.

With the two hits Saturday, Freeman has gone just 2 for 16 (.125) over his last five games. Able to swing himself out of a slump, Freeman is still batting .326 over his last 12 games with three homers and seven RBI over that stretch.