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Alvarez went 1-for-3 with a walk, a solo home run and a second run scored in Sunday's win over the Pirates.
The backstop took Kirby Yates deep in the fifth inning, giving the Mets a 10-1 lead. Alvarez has gone 16 straight games without collecting multiple hits, but he's drawn 14 walks during that stretch to fuel a .224/.406/.408 slash line with three doubles, two homers, five RBI and eight runs.
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Mets' Francisco Alvarez: Exiting starting nine
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Alvarez is not in the lineup for Friday's game in Pittsburgh.
He'll receive some rest after starting each of the last four contests. Luis Torrens is catching and batting ninth for the Mets in Alvarez's stead.
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Mets' Francisco Alvarez: Resting Saturday
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Alvarez isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against Miami, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.
Alvarez will move to the bench after going 2-for-19 with six strikeouts in New York's last five games. Luis Torrens will fill in at catcher and bat ninth.
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Mets' Francisco Alvarez: Heading to bench Sunday
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Alvarez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Dodgers.
Alvarez will receive a routine day off after he had started at catcher the previous three games. Luis Torrens will step in for Alvarez behind the dish in Sunday's series finale.
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Mets' Francisco Alvarez: Clubs 12th homer
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Alvarez went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Friday's loss to the Dodgers.
The 24-year-old backstop supplied the Mets' last gasp of offense on the night when he took Evan Phillips deep in the eighth inning. Alvarez is up to 12 homers on the season, and three of them have come in five games since the All-Star break. Over 123 plate appearances since returning from knee surgery in early June, Alvarez has produced a .274/.333/.504 slash line with eight home runs, 11 runs scored and 16 RBI.
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Mets' Francisco Alvarez: Sitting Tuesday
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Alvarez isn't in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Brewers.
Alvarez will move to the bench to begin Tuesday's contest after going 1-for-3 with a walk and a run scored in the series opener Monday. Luis Torrens will handle catching duties and bat ninth.
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Mets' Francisco Alvarez: Idle Sunday
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Alvarez is out of the lineup for Sunday's matchup against the Phillies.
Alvarez will get a breather for the series finale against Philadelphia after going 0-for-3 with a walk, a strikeout and an error in Saturday's game. Luis Torrens will be behind the plate and bat ninth for the Mets.
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Mets' Francisco Alvarez: Seventh career multi-homer game
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Alvarez went 2-for-3 with a pair of solo home runs and a walk in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Phillies.
It was the first multi-homer game of the season for Alvarez and the seventh of his career. The slugging backstop has fared well at the dish since returning from the injured list with a torn meniscus in early June, batting .280 with seven long balls, two doubles and 14 RBI over his last 100 at-bats (28 games). For the campaign (236 plate appearances), Alvarez is slashing .259/.325/.448 with 11 big flies, seven doubles and 24 RBI.
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Mets' Francisco Alvarez: Resting up Sunday
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Alvarez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox.
Alvarez will receive a breather for the series finale after he started the last four games. Luis Torrens will handle catching duties Sunday as the Mets wrap up their first-half schedule.
Alvarez isn't in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Royals.
After going 2-for-4 with an RBI during Monday's contest against Atlanta, Alvarez will sit out the beginning of Tuesday's series opener. Luis Torrens will fill in behind the plate and bat ninth.
Alvarez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game in Atlanta, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.
The Mets will give Alvarez the afternoon off while Luis Torrens starts behind the plate and Juan Soto serves as the designated hitter. Alvarez had started the last seven games, going 5-for-27 (.185) with a solo home run and a 0:11 BB:K.
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Mets' Francisco Alvarez: Homers in win
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Alvarez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 3-0 win over the Blue Jays.
Alvarez launched what proved to be the game-winning homer in the top of the fifth inning. In 19 games since returning from the injured list June 9, the 24-year-old is hitting .265 with five homers, nine RBI and seven runs scored. On the year, he's slashing .250/.313/.439 with nine long balls, 19 RBI and 19 runs scored across just 200 plate appearances.
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