NEW YORK -- Yoenis Cespedes was back in the lineup Monday night for the New York Mets, who were still without double-play partners Neil Walker and Asdrubal Cabrera for the first game of a pivotal series against Miami.Wilmer Flores started at second base in place of Walker, sidelined for the second consecutive day by a stiff back. Kelly Johnson was at third, with Jose Reyes sliding over to Cabreras spot at shortstop.Cabrera struck out as a pinch-hitter to end the seventh inning.The NL player of the week last week, Cabrera exited Sundays loss to Philadelphia in the first inning after aggravating a left knee injury that sidelined him twice earlier this year.Cespedes sat out Sunday after his nagging right quadriceps flared up, but the slugger played left field and batted third Monday against Marlins ace Jose Fernandez in the opener of a four-game series.With both teams chasing a wild-card berth, second-place Miami entered a game ahead of the Mets in the NL East.Cabrera went through agility drills before the game. He had trouble running and moving side to side, manager Terry Collins reported.Collins also said he thought Walker would probably be unavailable -- and his status for Tuesday was uncertain.Despite the injuries, the Mets made a curious roster move when they optioned infielder T.J. Rivera to Triple-A Las Vegas to open a spot for right-hander Rafael Montero. That left New York without a healthy backup infielder, because Walker and Cabrera were the only two on the bench.The team had hoped Cabrera or Walker -- maybe even both -- would be able to play.We did not know we were short until about 10 minutes ago, Collins said approximately three hours before the game.Recalled from Double-A Binghamton, Montero started in place of Jacob deGrom, who was skipped to rest and regroup following two poor outings in a row. The 2014 NL Rookie of the Year is expected to return to the rotation Friday night in the series opener against Washington, with Noah Syndergaard to follow on Saturday, Collins said.Yet the Mets chose not to send down rookie Robert Gsellman or any other pitcher -- even though Gsellman probably wont be available for a few days. The right-hander, who threw 94 pitches over six-plus innings Sunday in his first major league start, will likely move to the bullpen once he recovers from his outing, Collins said.That is pending the return of Steven Matz (shoulder), expected to come off the disabled list Thursday to start against Miami. Cheap Cardinals Jerseys . -- If Henry Burris has his way, he will be the starting quarterback to lead the Hamilton Tiger-Cats back to the Grey Cup next year. Custom Cardinals Jerseys . After Martin Skrtel put the Reds in front from close range at Stamford Bridge after only four minutes, Hazard hit back in the 17th with a superb strike. Etoo gave Jose Mourinhos team a decisive lead from Oscars back pass in the 34th. http://www.custommlbcardinalsjersey.com/custom-ozzie-smith-jersey-large-71q.html . 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Anderson ended with match figures of 10-45 on Saturday as he took 5-29 in Sri Lankas second innings to go with his five-for in the first.For a large part of the third day though, it looked like England would be frustrated in their push for victory by both the weather and some determined Sri Lanka batting.Though Anderson removed Dimuth Karunaratne for seven in the third over, and opening partner Kaushaul Silva (14) in the 11th, the visitors doggedly fought to 77-2 at lunch, with Stuart Broad and Steven Finn failing to find their straps early on, and Ben Stokes off injured.Kusal Mendis - 47 not out at the time - was dropped by James Vince off Broad with the final ball of the first session to further frustrate England after Bairstow had earlier put him down on 29. 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