The hits just keep coming for the struggling Mets.

Juan Soto is officially day-to-day after leaving Tuesday's game against the Chicago Cubs in the fifth inning with what the team called left side back tightness.

Soto appeared to wince after swings in each of his first two at-bats, and that's when Carlos Mendoza could tell that something was off with his star outfielder.

"It got to a point where it was bothering him to throw and just to get his A-swing," the skipper said. "At that point, I thought it was best to just get him out of the game, have the trainers look at him, and as of now we're day-to-day."

Soto did undergo treatment and was spotted back in the Mets' before the end of the night.

The team will wait and see how he feels when he gets to the ballpark ahead of Wednesday's doubleheader before deciding if he'll have to undergo further testing.

"We'll see where he's at tomorrow, and we'll go from there," Mendoza said.

Losing Soto for any amount of time would be a significant blow to a Mets lineup that's expected to get Francisco Lindor back in the mix at some point over the next few days.

Lindor came out of his potential final rehab assignment with Triple-A Syracuse on Tuesday feeling fine, but the team still hasn't decided if he'll be activated on Wednesday or not.

Soto and Lindor have played together in just nine of the Mets' 77 games thus far this season.

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