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Tyrone Taylor is filling in for Nimmo against a left-hander on Monday. Jesse Winker would probably be in left field versus a righty.

Iglesias had a day off on Thursday but will be back in the lineup with Jeff McNeil shifting back to right field, Tyrone Taylor in center field and both Dj Stewart and Harrison Bader on the bench. Iglesias has been tremendous since being called up on May 31st and is a career .281 hitter, so his solid batting average should not be treated as a fluke. If you need batting average with the chance for solid counting stats in a good lineup, Iglesias could fill that need.

Taylor remains in the lineup with the Mets facing another left-handed pitcher in MacKenzie Gore. After the injury to Starling Marte, the Mets have gone with a platoon in right field that features Taylor against lefties and DJ Stewart against righties. That’s unlikely to change unless the Mets make a move at the trade deadline.

Marte will surely go on the injured list Tuesday. That could lead to Brett Baty’s recall, but if the Mets would prefer to have both he and Mark Vientos keep playing every day, they do have an open spot on the 40-man to add an outfielder, probably Ben Gamel or Trayce Thompson. Tyrone Taylor and DJ Stewart will split time in right while Marte is out.

Taylor led off the second inning with a single off of Braxton Garrett and scored on a run-scoring single off the bat of Francisco Alvarez. Somehow, despite the Mets scoring 10 runs in the contest, that’s the only scoring that he factored into. With his four-hit attack though, the 30-year-old outfielder is now hitting .250/.276/.367 with two homers, 16 RBI and six stolen bases on the season.

Tyrone Taylor slides into right field in Marte’s place against the Nationals.

Marte will get the first game of the twin-billing off. While he sits, the Mets will have Tyrone Taylor handle center field with DJ Stewart in right field. Harrison Bader is also out of the lineup for the first game against Tyler Glasnow and the Dodgers.

Bader will take a seat on the bench after going 1-for-3 with a double and two strikeouts Monday. The outfielder gets a break with Tyrone Taylor handling center field and hitting fifth.

Marte will get a day off against his former team. Tyrone Taylor will be in the lineup while the 35-year-old gets some rest.

Nimmo is dealing with a stomach bug, which will keep him out for at least Thursday’s contest. It’ll be Tyrone Taylor moving up to the leadoff spot and DJ Stewart taking over in left field. He’s presumably day-to-day for now.