The Mets look to build on Friday's 5-4 victory as they play the second of their three-game set with the Diamondbacks on Saturday night at 10:10 p.m. on SNY.
Mets notes
The Mets are tied for sixth in the majors with 14 come-from behind victories this season. ... Close games have also tended to go in the Mets' favor, as they've tallied 11 one-run victories, tied for the third most in all of baseball. ... Pete Alonso enters June with 19 home runs, tying the all-time rookie record with Mark McGwire in 1987. ... The Mets have scored the most runs int he majors in the seventh inning or later (109).
| Mets | Diamondbacks |
|---|---|
| Amed Rosario, SS | Jarrod Dyson, LF |
| Dominic Smith, LF | Ketel Marte, CF |
| Pete Alonso, 1B | Eduardo Escobar, 3B |
| Michael Conforto, RF | Adam Jones, RF |
| Todd Frazier, 3B | Christian Walker, 1B |
| Carlos Gomez, CF | Ildemaro Vargas, 2B |
| Adeiny Hechavarría, 2B | Nick Ahmed, SS |
| Tomas Nido, C | Alex Avila, C |
| Jacob deGrom, P | Zack Greinke, P |
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Who is starting for the Mets?
RHP Jacob deGrom (3-5, 3.71 ERA), who pitched five innings against the Dodgers his last time out on May 27th, allowing two earned runs on 105 pitches. ... This will be deGrom's third-straight outing against a Cy Young winner. He faced Clayton Kershaw his last time out and Max Scherzer in the start before. ... deGrom is 2-0 in his career against the D-backs with a 1.93 ERA.
Who is starting for the Diamondbacks?
RHP Zack Greinke (6-2, 2.78 ERA), who took a no-decision his last time out, giving the Diamondbacks six innings of one-run ball against the Rockies. ... Greinke has been locked in as of late, pitching at least six innings in his last 11 starts dating back to April 2nd. ... The right-hander is 5-1 with a 3.08 ERA in eight career starts against the Mets.
Upcoming schedule
The Mets and Diamondbacks play the final game of their three-game set on Sunday at 4:10 p.m. Steven Matz (4-3, 3.55 ERA) will take on righty Merrill Kelly (4-6, 4.83 ERA).