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A high school shortstop from Georgia, Houck (no relation to the Red Sox right-hander with the same last name) offers excellent power potential and has some chance of lasting in the middle infield, although it’s possible he’ll eventually move to third base. The 18-year-old is committed to Mississippi State and given the fact that he fell to the early second round there could be some concerns about the Mets’ ability to sign him. Since it was their first pick in the draft though, they shouldn’t have a problem going over-slot to get a deal done.

Canha — who entered the game after Tommy Pham was hurt in the first inning — finally got the Mets on the board with a two-run double in the eighth inning. He wraps up the first half hitting .245/.345/.403 with six homers, 28 RBI and six stolen bases.

The 38-year-old hurler struck out seven batters on the afternoon while issuing three walks. All of the damage done against him was done by Manny Machado — with a three-run blast in the opening inning and a two-run shot in the fifth. Scherzer generated 15 swings and misses on 100 pitches on the day — seven on his fastball — while posting a strong CSW of 35 percent. He finishes a disappointing first half with an 8-3 record, 4.31 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and a 101/23 K/BB ratio across 87 2/3 innings.

Pham suffered the injury in the field during the first inning of Sunday’s contest. He’ll undergo an MRI exam on Monday in New York to determine the severity of the injury. The Mets have until the end of the week to make a decision as to whether or not he’ll require a trip to the injured list.

Pham looked to be in pain after throwing the ball back into the infield on Ha-Seong Kim’s leadoff single, which prompted a visit from the training staff and his ultimate removal. He’ll head for further evaluation to determine what’s going on.

After playing in the last six games for the Mets, the veteran outfielder retreats to the bench for Sunday’s showdown against the Padres. The 34-year-old is hitting .256/.309/.336 with 23 steals across 326 plate appearances this year. Jeff McNeil will patrol right field and bat fifth in his place.

The 26-year-old was designated for assignment earlier in the week and will return to Triple-A Syracuse after he cleared waivers. He will serve as pitching depth for the Mets.

He scattered four hits and struck out five in the start. He generated 15 swinging strikes on 78 pitches, posting a 31 percent CSW. His fastball velocity averaged 89.6 MPH, which is down from 91.2 MPH last year. Even with the less-than-ideal outing, Quintana is expected to join the Mets rotation after the All-Star break.

The hard-hitting 21-year-old backstop finally got the Mets on the board with his 373-foot solo shot off of Luis Garcia in the seventh inning, trimming their deficit to two runs at 3-1. He struck out in his other three at-bats on the night, finishing the evening 1-for-4. On the season, he’s slashing a respectable .242/.296/.522 with 17 homers and 35 RBI in his first 222 plate appearances.

The 27-year-old southpaw piled up seven strikeouts on the night while issuing only two free passes. All of the scoring done against him came in the second inning as Brandon Dixon plated a run with a fielder’s choice and Matthew Batten swatted an unlikely two-run homer. Peterson got 10 whiffs on 88 pitches on the night, posting a CSW of 26 percent. He finishes his first half of the season with a 2-7 record, 6.46 ERA, 1.64 WHIP and a 60/22 K/BB ratio over 54 1/3 innings in 11 starts with the Mets.