Inside Pitch

It's Fernando Martinez Bobbehead Night and it's only appropriate given his struggles the last two years that FMart, the Mets' alleged top prospect, was put on the disabled list today. And no, all you jokesters out there, he doesn't have a sore neck.

Martinez is out with knee soreness that flared up during Sunday's doubleheader. The news was better, meanwhile, on second baseman Justin Turner, who continues to work out with the team and passed his MRI in New York. He could be back by the weekend.

Catcher Mike Nickeas has been called up from Binghamton, where he was batting .283 overall and .329 with runners in scoring position. He has been right into the lineup for tonight's series finale against Pawtucket. The Bisons have lost three of the first five games of this series, a disappointment for sure against the fourth-place team in the IL North. Raul Valdes will look to give the Herd a series split.

Boston reliever Hideki Okajima is again scheduled to pitch a rehab inning of relief tonight. Let's see if the Herd can do anything against Sox outfielder Josh Reddick, who has eight hits the last two days and made for an interesting story in today's paper. Here's the Bisons' lineup:

Luis Hernandez, ss
Andy Green, 2b
Lucas Duda, lf
Nick Evans, 1b
Kirk Nieuwenhuis, cf
Valentino Pascucci, dh
Russ Adams, rf
Mike Cervenak, 3b
Mike Nickeas, c
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Raul Valdes, p

---Mike Harrington
(www.twitter.com/bnharrington)