First pitch for Sunday's matchup between the Mets and Padres is set for 4:10 PM ET from PETCO Park in San Diego, CA. The Padres are the slight favorite on the money line, with their odds sitting at -119 compared to the Mets at +100. The over/under line is currently 8.5 runs.
Jose Quintana will be on the mound for the Mets, while the Padres are starting Martin Perez. Heading into the game, the Mets are 68-62, while the Padres are 73-58. This game will be televised on WPIX, and the forecasted temperature in San Diego is 68 degrees with clear skies.
New York vs. San Diego Matchup At A Glance
- Teams: Mets at Padres
- Where: PETCO Park San Diego
- Date: Sunday, August 25th
- Betting Odds SD -119 | NYM +100 O/U 8.5
Mets vs Padres Last Game Recap
It was all New York Mets in the last game of this series, as they took down the Padres by a score of 7-1. The Mets offense only had five hits but took advantage of three Padres errors. Heading into the game, they were at +121 on the money line.
David Peterson pitched well for the Mets in this one, going 7 1/3 innings and giving up just one run. He finished the game with two strikeouts and allowed two walks. Peterson got plenty of run support, as the Mets offense scored four of their seven runs in the 4th inning.
San Diego's lone run came in the 5th inning. Michael King struggled on the mound for the Padres, giving up five hits and one earned run in five innings of work.
Mets Preview
On the road, the Mets have a 33-29 straight-up record and a 33-29 run line record. As the underdog, they are 25-27 straight-up and 30-22 against the run line. Overall, the Mets are 61-69 against the run line and 66-60 over/under this season.
New York has won two straight series and has an overall series record of 21-16-7. They are 43-35 straight-up when favored and 22-17 against NL East teams. The Mets are 68-62 overall and trail the Phillies by 7.5 games in the NL East.
New York is sending left-hander Jose Quintana to the mound today vs. the Padres. He has made 25 starts this year and has a record of 6-9 with a 4.57 ERA. Quintana's WHIP for the season is currently 1.32. In his last outing, he took the loss, giving up seven earned runs in five innings of work vs. the Orioles. Before that, he had given up at least two homers in three straight starts. Quintana has a BB/9 figure of 3.49 compared to 7.12 strikeouts per nine innings.
Francisco Lindor has been on a tear of late, going 13/37 over his last nine games with four homers and nine RBIs. He is also on a five-game hitting streak. For the season, Lindor is batting .269 with 27 homers and 78 RBIs, which is 1st on the team and 15th in the league. Pete Alonso is also tied for the team lead with 27 homers, but he has just a .245 batting average.
As a team, the Mets are 4th in home runs and are averaging 4.8 runs per game. They have been even better on the road, averaging 5 runs per contest. Overall, they are 9th in batting average and have the 7th fewest strikeouts in the league.
Padres Preview
San Diego is 73-58 overall and 4.5 games behind the Dodgers for the NL West lead. The Padres have a 20-20 record in divisional games this year and are looking to bounce back after losing two of the first three games in this series vs. the Mets.
On the road, the Padres have a 37-26 straight-up record and a 41-22 run line record. Their games have averaged 9.0 runs per game this season, resulting in a 71-59 over/under record. The O/U line for today's game is set at 8.5 runs.
Martín Pérez gets the start for the Padres today as he faces the Mets at home. So far this season, he has made 20 starts and has a record of 3-5 with an ERA of 4.67. Looking at his overall numbers, Pérez has a WHIP of 1.50 and has issued 3.06 walks per nine innings compared to 7.3 strikeouts. Pérez has turned in seven quality starts this year and is coming off an outing in which he gave up three earned runs in 4 2/3 innings of work. He didn't give up a homer in that outing, but before that, he had given up a homer in three straight starts.
So far this season, the Padres have been the top-hitting team in the league, with a team batting average of .266. They also come into the game as the league's top home run hitting team, and their 4.7 runs per game is 11th in the league. The Padres have been even better on the road this season, averaging 5 runs per contest.
Jurickson Profar and Manny Machado are tied for the team lead in home runs, with 20 apiece. Profar has been the better all-around hitter, batting .289 compared to Machado's mark of .268. Machado has been hot of late, going 9/29 in his last eight games, with two homers and four RBIs. Profar is also on a three-game hitting streak.
Mets vs. Padres Prediction: Padres ML -119
Our prediction for today's Mets vs. Padres game is to take the Padres on the money line at -119. We have the Padres winning this one by a score of 6-5, giving us some wiggle room with the over/under line sitting at 8.5 runs.
Looking at the starting pitchers, we have Martin Perez finishing with five strikeouts compared to Jose Quintana with just three. Perez is also projected to go deeper into the game than Quintana, and we have him finishing with more hits allowed.
