New York roughs up rookie lefty DJ Herz, knocking him out during a nine-run fourth inning as the Mets complete a three-game sweep to buoy their playoff hopes.

The Mets scored nine runs in the fourth and saw Luisangel Acuna homer for the second time in two games as they swept woeful Washington in a pivotal three-game set.

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NEW YORK — Mets shorstop Francisco Lindor showed no signs of discomfort when he walked into the Mets clubhouse on Thursday. The best-dressed person in the room by a mile — no surprise there — he wore the same smile he has on every day and greeted his teammates on the way to his locker.

The good news is that Lindor's MRI on Monday revealed no structural damage, which has him listed as day-to-day. But at this point, there is still no timetable for when he might be back in the Mets' starting lineup.

There, he declared that if the Mets deem him ready to come off the injured list when he’s first eligible on Sept. 25, he’ll do whatever it takes to them win. “I’m ready to pitch whenever. If the team wants me as an opener,

The 30-year-old righty played catch on Wednesday and is hoping to return next week after getting 10 platelet-rich plasma injections. Blackburn first landed on the 15-day IL after taking a come backer to the pitching hand in a start against the San Diego Padres on August 23,