The Mets (22-28) open a three-game set at loanDepot park against a Marlins club (22-29) that has dropped three of its last four and surrendered 26 runs in the process. Miami is a 1.0-run home dog despite that, which tells you what oddsmakers think of the visiting roster right now.
About that roster: Francisco Lindor (calf) is a month away, Francisco Alvarez is 8 weeks out from meniscus surgery, Jorge Polanco is traveling but not playing, and Kodai Senga is just now starting a rehab assignment at Single-A St. Lucie. Clay Holmes got bumped to the 60-day IL on Tuesday. Carlos Mendoza is essentially running a Triple-A lineup with the logo on the front.
- Day-To-DayMike Tauchman RF — Tauchman (knee) is still rehabbing at the Mets' spring training complex and has yet to resume baseball activities, Tim Britton of The Athletic reports.
- Day-To-DayGrae Kessinger 3B — no
- Day-To-DayJoe Jacques RP — The Mets signed Jacques to a minor-league contract Wednesday, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.
- Day-To-DayKevin Herget RP — Herget signed a minor league contract that includes an invitation to spring training with the Mets on Thursday, Will Sammon of The Athletic reports.
- Day-To-DayNick Burdi RP — The Red Sox reinstated Burdi (hip) from the injured list Saturday and optioned him to Triple-A Worcester.
- Day-To-DayJose Rojas 3B — Triple-A Salt Lake placed Rojas on its COVID-19 injured list Sunday, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.
- 10-Day-ILJared Young 1B — Young (knee) will move his rehab assignment from Single-A St. Lucie to Triple-A Syracuse this week, Mike Puma of the New York Post reports.
- 10-Day-ILFrancisco Lindor SS — The Mets "have hope" that Lindor (calf) will return to the active roster in about a month, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.
- Day-To-DayThomas White SP — White isn't expected to make his MLB debut anytime soon, Isaac Azout of FishOnFirst.com reports.
- Day-To-DayKemp Alderman RF — Alderman (hand) has gone 2-for-13 with two RBI and a run scored in four games since returning from Single-A Jupiter's 7-day injured list Thursday.
- 7-day ilLeo Jimenez 3B — Jimenez will head to the IL after being removed from Tuesday's game against Atlanta, reports Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald.
- 10-Day-ILGriffin Conine LF — Conine will undergo a left hamstring tendon excision next week, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.
- 60-Day-ILRobby Snelling SP — Snelling will undergo Tommy John surgery to repair the UCL in his left elbow, Craig Mish of FanDuel Sports Network Florida reports.
- 60-Day-ILRonny Henriquez RP — The Marlins placed Henriquez (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Thursday.
- 60-Day-ILAdam Mazur SP — The Marlins placed Mazur (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Wednesday.
- OutJesus Tinoco RP — The Marlins re-signed Tinoco (elbow) to a minor-league contract Jan. 5.
The pitching plan tonight is unusual. Tobias Myers gets the ball with an 0-1 record and a 3.41 ERA, but he hasn't thrown more than 40 pitches in any 2026 appearance and has been capped under 25 pitches in his last five outings. Read that as a bullpen game with a bullpen game's name on the scorecard — David Peterson has piggybacked Myers earlier this month and that pattern is the obvious template.
Eury Perez goes for Miami at 2-6 with a 5.33 ERA, which is ugly on its face. The underlying stuff is not the problem — his average fastball is actually up to 98.2 mph from 97.8 last year — but his walk rate has ballooned to a career-worst 10.7%. When he throws strikes the Marlins win games. When he doesn't, you get the line he's currently carrying.
Pinnacle has the Mets at -118 on the moneyline with a total sitting at 7.5. That's a tight number for a game featuring a 5.33 ERA starter facing a lineup missing its best four hitters, and the under-100 juice tells you the market sees the offensive question marks too. Both bullpens are going to do real work tonight.