The Mets would be forgiven if they needed directions to get to Citi Field when they open their homestand Tuesday against the Nationals.

They’ve played just six games in Queens all season, along with an MLB-high 17 games on the road — including the 10-game, three-city West Coast trip that ended on Sunday in San Francisco.

“We’ve been on the road quite a bit,’’ Adam Ottavino said. “I’m looking forward to being in my own bed.”

Despite the rough schedule, the Mets are 14-9, just a half-game back of first-place Atlanta, who will make one of their two trips to Citi Field this week.

Before the Braves come in, it will be last-place Washington to begin the seven-game homestand.

“I wouldn’t say I’m excited, it’s another game,’’ Brandon Nimmo said of the upcoming series. “With the way the schedule is this year, you’d like to win your division, but you’re playing less games against them. You’re playing other teams, as well. You can’t say, ‘Just take care of our division.’ That’s all fine and dandy, but in order to be where we want to be, you have to beat other teams.”

The Mets did a good job of that on the recent trip, winning seven of 10 games against the Dodgers, A’s and Giants.

It’s all part of the balanced schedule that was implemented this season after last year’s new collective bargaining agreement.

Teams no longer play 19 games within their division each season.

Instead, there’s now more integration among divisions, as well as interleague play.

“It spreads it out more,’’ Nimmo said. “I am a fan of it, since the NL East has been a beast the last two years and we’d beat up on each other most of the season. This way, other teams get beat up on by teams that we have [in our division].”

And it also puts more importance on the games they do play within the division.

“You better try to take care of business,’’ Nimmo said. “They’re all important this season.”

But he’s also aware that with the expanded postseason, “We all know it’s about getting into the playoffs. Once you get in, all bets are off.”

The Mets are 5-2 in the NL East this year and have won four of six at home.

A year ago, they went an NL East-best 50-26. Only the Dodgers had a better divisional record in the NL. And only the Dodgers and Atlanta finished with a better home record than the Mets’ 54-27 mark in the NL in 2022.

“This is part of the new schedule and you’ve got to roll with the punches,’’ Nimmo said. “You get through it and do the best you can. It’s the big leagues. That’s the way it is. You accept the challenge.”

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Unlike the team, though, Nimmo had much more success away from home last season. He finished with a .688 OPS at Citi Field, compared to .898 on the road.

In the small sample size of this young season, Nimmo has had similar results, with an OPS of .791 in 23 plate appearances at home, compared to .994 in 77 plate appearances away from Queens.

The numbers are more even over the course of Nimmo’s career (.802 OPS at home, .858 on the road) and with Nimmo on a new eight-year, $162 million contract, he’ll be looking to get those Citi Field numbers up starting this week.

— Additional reporting by Mike Puma