 Center fielder Harrison Bader is batting second. Hitting third at third base, Mark Vientos. The first baseman Pete Alonso is batting fourth. Batting fifth doing the catching, Francisco Alvarez. The DH, Luis Terrens, is batting sixth. Batting seventh in right field, Tyrone Taylor. Second baseman Jose Iglesias will bat eighth. And batting ninth in left field, Jeff McNeil. And on the mound for the Mets, 32-year-old left-hander Sean Minaya. He last faced the Nationals as a starting pitcher May 10th of last season, giving up eight runs in two and two-thirds innings.