NEW YORK -- Curtis Granderson was out of the New York Mets lineup again Thursday night because of an injured right calf.General manager Sandy Alderson said Granderson had an MRI that showed a mild strain. The right fielder was unavailable off the bench against the Chicago Cubs and is expected to miss at least a couple of games.Its already a lingering issue, Alderson said. The question is whether its going to go more than a couple of days.Brandon Nimmo, recently promoted from the minors, played right field and batted leadoff in Grandersons place as the banged-up Mets opened a four-game series against the major league-best Cubs.Granderson has a .323 on-base percentage with 13 home runs and 22 RBI. He was a late scratch from the starting lineup Wednesday night in Washington but later delivered a pinch-hit single. He was removed from Tuesdays game with right calf tightness.We need to get it quieted down, manager Terry Collins said. They asked us to back off a little bit.Alderson said a reinforcement could arrive Friday in Gold Glove outfielder Juan Lagares, nearly ready to come off the 15-day disabled list. Sidelined since June 15 with a sprained left thumb, Lagares was scheduled to play his third rehab game with Double-A Binghamton on Thursday night.In other news, the Mets added a fresh arm to their bullpen by calling up right-hander Seth Lugo from Triple-A Las Vegas. Left-hander Sean Gilmartin was optioned to the 51s.Collins said Lugo could provide a long relief outing if necessary. Looking to make his major league debut, Lugo was 3-4 with a 6.55 ERA in 19 games (13 starts) at Las Vegas this season. http://www.atleticomadridpro.com/Kids-Diego-Costa-Jersey/ . Robredo, ranked No. 16, bounced back from an upset loss to Leonardo Mayer in the second round of the Royal Guard Open in Chile last week to down Carreno Busta in 1 hour, 25 minutes. On a day filled mostly with qualifying matches, fifth-seeded Marcel Granollers of Spain also entered the second with a 7-5, 3-6, 6-2 win over Aljaz Bedene of Slovenia, while Guido Pella of Argentina defeated Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain 7-6 (6), 6-4 to advance. http://www.atleticomadridpro.com/Kids-Nikola-Kalinic-Jersey/ . Oyama had six birdies and two bogeys at Kintetsu Kashikojima in the event also sanctioned by the Japan LPGA Tour. 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"Were going to rectify that a little bit this week in our game plan," Burke said of the way Pierce has been held in check. "When he has done some positive things this year hes extended things with his feet and so I think youll see a little bit more wide open Buck Pierce this week." It also hasnt been much of a bubble. Pierce was sacked six times in his last outing alone, although Burke points out hes also healthier at this point in the season that he has been in some time. "Hes going to have to be smart about taking hits. Hes just going to have to get down on the ground when he needs to." Keeping Pierce healthy was one of the keys to Winnipegs plan for success this season but so far the offence hasnt managed to generate enough points to suggest it was the only fix needed. Burke has trotted out a pretty long list of problems from receivers who dont move as ordered to an offensive line that isnt learning from its mistakes. Then there are penalties Burke says are just plain dumb, such as offsides on kicks. Burke wasnt ready Tuesday to announce any of the roster moves he has already suggested might happen to try and fix some of these problems, but says he will be ready Wednesday. "You have to learn from your mistakes," agrees Pierce. "Were all professionals here and we learn and we move on." He said a successful offence is all about execution and everyone doing their jobs and admits even he hasnt done his as well as he should. "Im not doiing what I need to do to put our team in a position to be successful," he said.dddddddddddd "I missed some throws that I usually dont miss. Those things are going to happen, you just cant have them happen all the time." And he too said taking off the leash would be a good idea. "Obviously my strength is me moving around and running," he said, "so hopefully well see more of that this week." Meanwhile, after coming away battered and bruised from their 25-20 loss to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats last weekend, the Bombers are getting defensive back Johnny Sears into the lineup again. Hell replace Desia Dunn, out for at least two weeks with a hamstring injury. Sears remembers his last game at the old Ivor Wynne Stadium last year, before he got injured. Now hes eager to get back on the field in his first start since then, when the Toronto Argonauts visit Friday. And, if anything, he says his trademark aggressive approach is going to be intensified. "Oh yeah, I think now its more, because Ive been out for so long, he said after practice Tuesday. "My last game wasnt even a home game, it was an away game, and it was the end of the season." It was the end of an unpleasant 6-12 season for the Bombers, who finished out of the playoffs. They got off to a slow start in 2012 and never really recovered. Sears was also reunited this year with defensive co-ordinator Casey Creehan, who he knew when both we at Eastern Michigan, Sears as a player and Creehan as one of their defensive coaches. "He wasnt my position coach . . . but weve got a great rapport with each other," said Sears. "He hasnt changed one bit, still high intensity . . . He makes sure we practice the way we want to play," he said. "Hes a player without the pads." Creehans defence has been the one anchor the Bombers have been able to rely on this season as they struggle to stay in games offensively. Wholesale Hoodies NFL Shirts Outlet Jerseys NFL Wholesale Cheap NFL Jerseys Free Shipping Wholesale Jerseys Cheap Cheap NFL Jerseys China Wholesale Jerseys Wholesale NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap NFL Jerseys ' ' '