And so Manuel will likely be cautious for Tuesday's game.
"We can catch [Brian] Schneider and will probably catch Schneider [Tuesday], and there is a good chance of that," Manuel said.
Ruiz is batting .366 with seven home runs and 29 RBIs.
He had been penciled in Monday's original lineup as the cleanup hitter. Shane Victorino took his place in the fourth spot, and went 0 for 4 with a walk and run scored. It was the first time Victorino had ever started a game as a cleanup hitter.
Before Monday, he had hit cleanup nine times, but that came as a reserve.
Worley update
After long tossing before Monday's game, righthander Vance Worley was encouraged and says he is hoping to return in the near future. Worley has been on the disabled list retroactively since May 12 with right elbow inflammation.
"Everything has been going really well," Worley said. "I think we are progressing quickly and I am hoping everything stays as good, and I think I should be back pretty soon."
Worley said he didn't know when a bullpen session would be scheduled but adds that he is anxious to take the next step.
Mets info
Mets pitchers entered the game with a 26-inning scoreless streak against the punchless San Diego Padres, but that was snapped by Ty Wigginton's two-run double with two outs in the third inning. . .. When starting shortstop Justin Turner suffered a right ankle sprain, third baseman David Wright moved to short in the fourth inning, only his second career appearance at the position.
Getting confidence
John Mayberry Jr. went 2 for 5 with a towering two-run homer in the sixth inning, and he hopes that he can feed off the performance.
Mayberry had been 1 for 9 with two RBIs on the current road trip. He is now batting .238 with two home runs and 11 RBIs.
"I have been feeling better," Mayberry said. "Now it's about putting together a string of consistent at-bats."
Up next
Joe Blanton (4-4, 4.55 ERA) faces righthander Jeremy Hefner (0-2, 6.17) in Tuesday's second of the three-game series. It will be Hefner's first-ever appearance against the Phillies.
Blanton is 3-1 with a 3.71 ERA in 10 lifetime games, all starts, against the Mets.
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