The Mets were riding high, winning eight straight home games and having had a real offensive windfall the night before. They could win yet another series facing the Diamondbacks and their prize offseason acquisition, Corbin Burnes, who had yet to win a game for the Diamondbacks this season. The Mets were starting with Huascar Brazobán, though he was opening with the plan being that recent call-up Brandon Waddell would get the bulk of the innings during the game.
In the top of the first, Brazobán set down the top of the Diamondbacks lineup in order.