BOTTOM LINE: The New York Mets host the Arizona Diamondbacks to start a three-game series.
New York went 77-85 overall and 47-34 in home games last season. The Mets slugged .391 as a team last season with 2.6 extra-base hits per game.
Arizona had a 52-110 record overall and a 20-61 record on the road last season. The Diamondbacks slugged .382 as a team in the 2021 season while hitting 0.9 home runs per game.
INJURIES: Mets: Taijuan Walker: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Trevor May: day-to-day (arm), Jacob deGrom: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Jake Reed: 10-Day IL (side), John Curtiss: 60-Day IL (elbow), Joey Lucchesi: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Diamondbacks: Luke Weaver: 10-Day IL (elbow), Josh Rojas: 10-Day IL (oblique), Jordan Luplow: 10-Day IL (oblique), Nick Ahmed: 10-Day IL (shoulder), J.B. Bukauskas: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
Dominic Smith, Starling Marte, Travis Jankowski, Pete Alonso, Robinson Cano, Jeff McNeil, Francisco Lindor, Carlos Carrasco, Tomas Nido, Eduardo Escobar, Chris Bassitt, James McCann, J.D. Davis, Mark Canha, Joely Rodriguez, Brandon Nimmo, Patrick Mazeika, Jose Butto, Adonis Medina, John Curtiss, Max Scherzer, Chasen Shreve, Matt Reynolds, Taijuan Walker, Nick Plummer, Yoan Lopez, Tylor Megill, Jake Reed, Ronny Mauricio, Mark Vientos, Drew Smith, Seth Lugo, Adam Ottavino, Trevor May, Edwin Diaz, Yennsy Diaz, Sean Reid-Foley, Luis Guillorme, Jacob deGrom, Joey Lucchesi, David Peterson, Trevor Williams, Thomas Szapucki, Jordan Yamamoto, Travis Blankenhorn, Khalil Lee
Arizona Diamondbacks Squad:
David Peralta, Ketel Marte, Daulton Varsho, Pavin Smith, Christian Walker, Seth Beer, Sergio Alcantara, Zac Gallen, Carson Kelly, Yonny Hernandez, Geraldo Perdomo, Zach Davies, Jose Herrera, Jake McCarthy, Cooper Hummel, Merrill Kelly, Drew Ellis, Caleb Smith, Nick Ahmed, Humberto Mejia, Mark Melancon, Josh Rojas, Caleb Baragar, Oliver Perez, Tyler Gilbert, Edwin Uceta, Ian Kennedy, Kyle Nelson, Madison Bumgarner, Ryan Weiss, Jordan Luplow, J.B Wendelken, J.B. Bukauskas, Sean Poppen, Noe Ramirez, Luis Frias, Matt Peacock, Humberto Castellanos, Luke Weaver, Taylor Widener, Corbin Martin, Joe Mantiply, Stuart Fairchild