New York finally returns home after a six-game road trip to start the season. This Blue Jays lineup has struggled against Tylor Megill in their careers, .206 overall batting average. In his career, Kevin Gausman owns a 5.40 ERA against New York and is backed by a bullpen with a 5.47 ERA thus far. The Mets bats haven’t been great to begin the season, .188 average, but they may wake up in their home opener with a favorable pitching matchup.

FanDuel. It feels like the sports-books are pricing Kevin Gausman’s strikeout props based off his success from a few seasons ago. Gausman is coming off a 2024 where his strikeout rate (21.4%) was his lowest since 2018, and his called plus swinging strike rate (25.8%) was his lowest since 2014. We saw more of the same in his first start against Baltimore (four strikeouts), and he now gets a Mets team that profiles as one of the league’s tougher to strikeout.