Francisco Lindor wasn’t the only Met to hear it from the Citi Field crowd on Saturday in a 2-1 loss to the Blue Jays.
Tomas Nido, in just his second start since a stint on the injured list to address dry eye syndrome, was also booed after he struck out in the seventh inning.
Nido also made a terrible throw as George Springer stole second base in the ninth before scoring what proved to be the winning run.
Francisco Alvarez pinch-hit for Nido in the bottom of the ninth and flied to center, but it’s becoming increasingly evident there might not be room for Nido on the roster once Omar Narvaez returns from the strained left calf that has had him on the IL since early April.
Alvarez has mostly thrived with the increased playing time, but he’s now hitless in his last 13 at-bats.
Manager Buck Showalter hasn’t ruled out the possibility the Mets could carry three catchers when Narvaez returns.
Tomas Nido heard boos after striking out in the seventh inning of the Mets’ 2-1 loss to the Blue Jays.Charles Wenzelberg / New York PostAlvarez could potentially see time at DH once Narvaez returns, to keep his bat in the lineup, something he hasn’t done since his MLB debut last season.
Alvarez said through an interpreter he was willing to DH.
The slumping Daniel Vogelbach picked up his first extra-base hit and RBI since May 7 with a second inning double in the second inning.
Vogelbach also had a chance to drive in runs in the sixth, but his liner to right field was caught.
The performance was encouraging to Showalter, as the Mets look for positive signs from the lefty-swinging Vogelbach, who was on the bench against right-hander Chris Bassitt in the series opener on Friday.
Eduardo Escobar seems to be shaking off his dreadful start to the season.
That rebound has caught Showalter’s eye, and Escobar likely will be back in the lineup Sunday.
Escobar, who didn’t play Saturday, entered the game on a 12-for-27 tear, with a double, a homer and a 1.075 OPS in his previous 13 games.
“We’ll see if we can take advantage of this and see if he can get on a little run,’’ Showalter said.
Showalter said he was hesitant to try to get Escobar at-bats at DH.
“Because of how our roster is constructed, if we put him in the DH spot, it keeps me from doing a lot of things in the infield,” Showalter said of why he has used Vogelbach and Mark Vientos at DH recently.
Starling Marte has been a colossal disappointment this season, but general manager Billy Eppler said Friday that he hoped the longer the outfielder is removed from his November core muscle surgery, the more productive he will become.
So far, that hasn’t happened, though he went 1-for-4 and scored the Mets’ only run Saturday.
Marte has an OPS of .619, however, and despite a pair of two-hit games last week, has been unable to sustain any consistency at the plate this year.
Kodai Senga is scheduled to start Sunday, pitching on regular four days’ rest for the first time in the majors. … Right-hander Vinny Nittoli, acquired in a trade from the Cubs on Friday, was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse, while right-hander Jimmy Yacabonis was outrighted to Syracuse.
