NEW YORK -- First baseman Lucas Duda remains sidelined for a third straight day as the New York Mets complete a series against the Colorado Rockies on Thursday afternoon.
Duda has been dealing with back discomfort.
He was given medication by team medical personnel late Wednesday, manager Terry Collins said.
"There's a concern," Collins said. "... He got some medicine last night. The trainers and doctors feel that in another 24 hours they'll have a better determination of if it's going to work and how he's going to feel.
"He doesn't feel much better today than he did yesterday. The one thing I'm not going to do is aggravate it to the point where it bothers his swing."
Collins said it is important to have Duda in the lineup this weekend against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Still, Collins acknowledged, Duda could land on the disabled list within a couple of days if the medication does not help his back, since it is difficult to play shorthanded.
