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Marcus Stroman has no plans to let a tight left hamstring rob him of his next scheduled start.

The energetic right-hander pitched just four innings Wednesday before exiting with the injury, but said he was feeling “good” Thursday and planned on moving full steam ahead with treatment to prepare him for his next turn in the rotation.

“I’m going to make that start against the Cubs on Tuesday,” Stroman said before the Mets’ 2-0, rain-shortened win over the Indians at Citi Field.

Stroman felt a “pretty strong cramp feeling,” followed by tightness in his hamstring after covering first base on a ground ball that ended the fourth inning. Instead of trying to pitch through it, he left to get an MRI exam, which did not reveal anything more serious than tightness.

“I felt like I could have gone out there and pushed it, but I don’t think that would have been the smart play,” Stroman said.

So he was on the way home from his MRI exam when the Mets finished off their comeback and beat the Indians in 10 innings. He was just like any other fan, listening on the radio.

“To hear it on the radio, the call and everything, was pretty legendary,” Stroman said.

As for his own performance, Stroman has pitched to a 4.58 ERA in four starts for the Mets. They have won all four of those games, but he is not content.

“I think I need to be better,” Stroman said. “I think I will be better.”

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