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Mets third baseman Wilmer Flores is out of the lineup again Wednesday against Washington, ESPN New York reports. Mets manager Terry Collins said Flores's ankles "weren't doing great" Tuesday night and it doesn't appear things have changed for Wednesday.

Mets third baseman Wilmer Flores sat out Tuesday's game against the Indians because his ankles aren't "doing great," manager Terry Collins told ESPN New York.

Flores returned to the lineup Monday after a two-game absence. He has played just four out of the last eight games. He's hitting .211/.256/.289 in 76 at-bats.

Mets third baseman Wilmer Flores went hitless in his return to the lineup Monday against the Indians.

Flores had been sidelined since Septemeber 2 with an ankle injury. Flores finished the game 0 for 3, with a strikeout. He's hitting .211/.256/.289 in 76 at-bats. 

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.