Mets second baseman Neil Walker sidelined with swollen right shin

SAN DIEGO -- New York Mets second baseman Neil Walker is out of the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against the San Diego Padres with a bruised right shin after twice fouling balls off his leg in recent days.

"I'll be available to hit today, but it certainly doesn't feel good," Walker said. "... There's a significant amount of swelling. It hit right above the leg guard -- the exact same spot, two swings. They're going to try to flush some of the stuff out. It's not as bad as it looks, but certainly there's a lot of swelling. We're going to try to get it out of there."

Walker first fouled a ball off his shin on Thursday. He exacerbated the issue by doing the same thing in his first…