CHICAGO -- Andrew Brown will travel to Chicago today to join the Mets. The club plans on placing him on the active roster Thursday.

The Mets have not made a corresponding move to clear a roster spot.

The Mets have been playing with one less bench player since Sunday, when they added Dana Eveland to help a tired bullpen after consecutive extra-innings games in Philadelphia.

Bobby Abreu, Chris Young, Matt den Dekker, and Curtis Granderson are the outfielders currently on the roster. The Mets put Juan Lagares on the 15-day disabled list Monday.

Brown hit .185 with a .567 OPS and a home run in 30 plate appearances in an earlier stint with the Mets this season.

He is hitting .350 with a 1.168 OPS with the Mets' Triple-A affiliate in Las Vegas. He hit 13 home runs in 35 games.