Arizona Diamondbacks at New York Mets 4/16/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Saturday MLB schedule will get underway with a matchup between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the New York Mets from Citi Field. The Diamondbacks (2-5) are the bottom feeders of the NL West Division and have managed just 18 runs through seven games. On Friday, Arizona was limited to three hits and struck out 11 times during a 10-3 road loss against New York.

Twenty-six year old right Zac Gallen (4-10 4.30 ERA) is the most talented starter in the Arizona rotation. Last season, Gallen fanned 139 batters and posted a respectable 1.29 WHIP across 121 plus innings.

The New York Mets own baseball’s highest payroll and have gotten off to a major league best 6-2 record. During Friday’s home opening victory, SS Francisco Lindor homered twice and scored three runs to spark the New York offense. SP Chris Bassitt (2-0) allowed one run in six innings to earn the win for the Mets.

New York manager Buck Showalter will turn to right-hander Carlos Carrasco (0-0 1.59 ERA) on Saturday. In his first start, Carrasco allowed one run and struck out five batters during a 4-2 road loss against Washington.