Today’s Lineups

DIAMONDBACKS

METS

Ketel Marte – 2B

Francisco Lindor – SS

Corbin Carroll – RF

Bo Bichette – 3B

Geraldo Perdomo – SS

Jorge Polanco – DH

Gabriel Moreno – C

Luis Robert – CF

Adrian Del Castillo – DH

Brett Baty – RF

Nolan Arenado – 3B

Mark Vientos – 1B

Ildemaro Vargas – 1B

Marcus Semien – 2B

Alek Thomas – CF

Carson Benge – LF

Jorge Barrosa – LF

Francisco Alvarez – C

Zac Gallen – RHP

Freddy Peralta – RHP

Roster moves

The Arizona Diamondbacks made the following roster moves. The D-backs’ 40-man roster is at 40.

Selected from Triple-A Reno: INF Luken Baker (No. 21)

Placed on 10-day injured list: INF Carlos Santana (strained right adductor; retro to April 6)

Transferred to the 60-day injured list: INF/OF Jordan Lawlar (fractured right wrist)

As expected, Santana goes onto the IL, with Lawlar going to the 60-day IL due to his broken wrist. That now gives Arizona seven players on that. Baker was signed as a minor-league free-agent in January. He was originally a Cardinals draft pick, and appeared 73 times for them over the past three seasons. Baker was picked off waivers by the Dodgers in August, but didn’t play in Los Angeles and was released in November. With Tyler Locklear, Pavin Smith and Santana now all on the injured list, Baker gets his chance. He hasn’t impressed in the bigs to date, with a line of .206/.317/.338 for a .655 OPS (83 OPS+). The right-handed hitter turned 29 last month. Needs must.

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According to the weather forecast, the temperature at first pitch this afternoon in New York is going to be 48F, although it will feel like 40F. Quite glad for the team that they moved this one up, because at 7 pm, the “feels like” temperature would be a disturbing 30F – and you can take a few degrees off that over the course of the evening. Definitely a shock to the system to fly from Phoenix, where the high on Sunday was a balmy 96F. I hope none of the Diamondbacks shatter when they get off the plane. Maybe they’ll end up setting fire to the dugout at Citi Field to keep warm.

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