With John Buck headed to the paternity leave list to be with his wife for the birth of their child, Travis d'Arnaud is en route to San Diego to join the team for Friday's game against the Padres. It is unclear if he will make it to the ballpark in time for the beginning of the game, so Anthony Recker is drawing the start and hitting seventh for the Mets. Look for d'Arnaud to make his first Major League start on Saturday.