NEW YORK -- Mets third baseman Jose Reyes hopes his absence is limited to a few days after suffering a Grade 1 strain of an intercostal muscle on his left side.Reyes initially felt the muscle act up in his second-to-last plate appearance in the opening game of Tuesdays doubleheader against the St. Louis Cardinals.Wilmer Flores will handle the bulk of the third-base duty during Reyes absence, although manager Terry Collins can foresee using Flores at shortstop and Kelly Johnson at third base for one game if Asdrubal Cabrera needs a day off.Reyes received an anti-inflammatory injection Tuesday night. Collins said that he cannot foresee Reyes returning to the lineup until Friday at the earliest.Were going to take it day by day and see what happens, Reyes said Wednesday afternoon. Today is going to be a treatment day -- put a lot of ice on it and see how I feel tomorrow and try to go from there.Reyes suffered a fractured rib in the same area during the opening week of last season while playing with the Toronto Blue Jays. He initially was concerned the same bone may have been broken.Thank god my rib is fine, Reyes said. Its just the muscle.Describing how the injury occurred, Reyes said: When I hit the ground ball to the pitcher, I felt something wasnt right there. I didnt even pay attention to it. Then my last AB I did a couple of swings and I felt something. When I came in, I told the trainer that I felt something. We went to do an MRI.Flores has thrived against left-handed pitching (.333/.385/.683), but has struggled against right-handers this season (.230/.293/.373). That is what has resulted in him mostly serving as a part-time player.The Mets face a southpaw, Tyler Anderson, in Thursdays series opener against the Colorado Rockies. They also see a left-hander,?Jorge De La Rosa, on Saturday. So the upcoming schedule is favorable for the Mets to plug Flores in at third base for the short term.Hector Velazquez Red Sox Jersey . -- Aaron Murray threw for 408 yards and three touchdowns, ran for another score, and led No. Brian Johnson Jersey . 9. Price, heading to the 2014 Olympics for Canada, was named the First Star after posting wins in three starts with a 1.00 goals-against average and a .971 save percentage. https://www.cheapredsox.com/551z-denyi-reyes-jersey-red-sox.html . Oyama had six birdies and two bogeys at Kintetsu Kashikojima in the event also sanctioned by the Japan LPGA Tour. "I have been having this neck ache thats been affecting my golf recently," Oyama said. Sam Travis Red Sox Jersey . Now, with Game 6 set for Fenway Park and an 8:07 p.m. ET first pitch, the Detroit Tigers face the unenviable task of having to beat the Boston Red Sox twice, on the road, to advance to the World Series. Xander Bogaerts Jersey .Y. -- Sabres defenceman Tyler Myers had no intention of changing his hard-hitting style before taking part in a disciplinary hearing for his illegal check to New Jersey forward Dainius Zubrus head.LORMAN, Miss. -- The NCAA has placed Alcorn State on probation through 2018 for violations in 11 sports over a four-year period.The NCAA released a report on Wednesday saying that Alcorn State failed to monitor its progress-toward-degree certification process when it improperly certified 28 student-athletes in the 11 sports, including football, mens basketball, baseball, mens and womens tennis, mens and womens cross country, womens soccer, mens and womens track aand field and womens volleyball.ddddddddddddAll the sports must vacate wins from when the ineligible players were used.Alcorn State released a statement saying football will vacate wins from the 2012 and 2013 season. The punishment does not affect the programs back-to-back Southwestern Athletic Conference championships in 2014 and 2015. ' ' '