Atlanta Braves at New York Mets

The New York Mets return from the west coast and begin a homestand against the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday at Citi Field.

The Mets (13-11) come back having cooled off just a bit in San Francisco, as they lost two out of three games. Even though they’ll be without catcher Francisco Alvarez for at least eight weeks due to thumb surgery, New York remained one of the surprise teams in the Majors through a month of the season.

Since April 11 the Mets are 9-4. New York is 4.5 games behind the Atlanta Braves in the NL East, with the Philadelphia Phillies two games ahead of them in second place.

The Mets are back in Queens for a week, as they’ll host the Chicago Cubs for a four-game series after the Cardinals leave town. Then, it’s back on the road to head to Tampa Bay and then St. Louis to get May going.

Here is the preview for the game, with probable pitchers, how to watch, listen and more.

Where: Citi Field, Queens, N.Y.

Game Time: 7:10 p.m. ET

Television: Apple TV+. Radio: WCBS 880, WINS 92.3 FM HD2. Watch on fubo.tv.

Probable pitchers

New York Mets: RHP José Buttó (0-0, 1.65)

St. Louis Cardinals: RHP Miles Mikolas (1-3, 6.49)

Game Time: 4:05 p.m. ET

Television: Fox. Radio: WCBS 880, WINS 92.3 FM HD2.

Probable pitchers

New York Mets: RHP Adrian Houser (0-2, 7.45)

St. Louis Cardinals: RHP Sonny Gray (2-1, 1.04)

Game Time: 1:40 p.m. ET

Television: SNY. Radio: WCBS 880, WINS 92.3 FM HD2.

Probable pitchers

New York Mets: LHP Jose Quintana (1-2, 4.21)

St. Louis Cardinals: RHP Lance Lynn (1-0, 2.81)

April 29-May 2: vs. Chicago Cubs

May 3-5: at Tampa Bay Rays

Host or Publisher LYMARIS GONZALEZ AMEY