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Starling Marte made a welcome return to the Mets’ lineup Wednesday. 

The veteran outfielder went 2-for-4 with a double in his return from the injured list during a 6-3 win over the Angels. 

Marte gets a nice match up Saturday night in San Francisco against Robbie Ray, whom he has thrived against over the years. 

In 25 career big league plate appearances against the former Cy Young award winner, Marte has hit .348/.400/.652 with a home run, triple and two doubles. 

Although it’s been an up-and-down season for Marte, he’s continued to hit southpaw pitchers, slashing .284/.361/.405 with a pair of homers.

Marte had been much better at the plate before hurting his knee in early July, hitting .349/.391/.460 in the month before the injury. 

His full-season numbers are being held down by an atrocious start.

As recently as May 4, Marte was hitting .167 – he’s all the way up to .275 entering Saturday’s game with his play over the last two-and-a-half months. 

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With just 192 plate appearances on the year, Marte’s slugging numbers don’t jump off the page (four home runs and eight doubles), but he’s actually hitting for much more power than he has over the last two seasons. 

Marte should slide into the No. 5 spot of the Mets lineup with a lefty on the mound, and I’m expecting another big night from him.

The play: Starling Marte Over 1.5 total bases (+135, DraftKings)

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