"Ike Davis and David Wright will be re-examined in the next two days, with Davis scheduled to get an MRI exam on his bone bruise today and Wright slated to get a CT scan tomorrow on his lower-back stress fracture.

Sandy Alderson already has become accustomed to the bad news that seems to permanently hover over the Mets but is trying to stay positive.

"I'm hopeful for positive news, but as I reminded [Wright], we felt the same way three weeks ago," the general manager said of Wright's last exam, which delayed his return to the field by at least another three weeks. "We'll see what transpires.""