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Monday’s off-day is looming as an important talk-it-through day for the Mets, who repeatedly say they will get “creative” with a rotation that has six members and a seventh a level below trying to prove himself.

Manager Carlos Mendoza did not commit to Jonah Tong receiving another start after Friday’s disastrous effort, which coincided with an encouraging outing from Kodai Senga with Triple-A Syracuse.

Tong could not record a third out in the first inning, charged with six runs on four hits and three walks over 40 pitches in an 8-3 loss to the Rangers at Citi Field.

“We’ll see” if Tong makes anoth

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