{"id":689574,"date":"2026-06-07T10:02:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T10:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/689574\/"},"modified":"2026-06-07T10:02:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T10:02:08","slug":"padres-and-mets-play-to-determine-series-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/689574\/","title":{"rendered":"Padres and Mets play to determine series winner"},"content":{"rendered":"

New York Mets<\/a> (28-36, fifth in the NL East) vs. San Diego Padres<\/a> (33-30, second in the NL West)<\/p>\n

San Diego; Sunday, 4:10 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

PITCHING PROBABLES: Mets: Huascar Brazoban<\/a> (3-1, 2.25 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 26 strikeouts); Padres: Randy Vasquez<\/a> (5-3, 3.31 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 50 strikeouts)<\/p>\n

LINE: Mets -126, Padres +106; over\/under is 7 1\/2 runs<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres and New York Mets play on Sunday with the three-game series tied 1-1.<\/p>\n

San Diego is 17-17 at home and 33-30 overall. The Padres have gone 18-4 in games when they record at least eight hits.<\/p>\n

New York has gone 13-21 on the road and 28-36 overall. The Mets are 18-2 in games when they scored at least five runs.<\/p>\n

Sunday’s game is the third time these teams match up this season.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Manny Machado<\/a> leads the Padres with 11 home runs while slugging .348. Fernando Tatis Jr<\/a>. is 15 for 42 with a double, a home run and three RBI over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

Juan Soto<\/a> leads the Mets with 18 extra base hits (four doubles, a triple and 13 home runs). Carson Benge<\/a> is 10 for 40 with two doubles, three home runs and six RBI over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Padres: 2-8, .188 batting average, 4.34 ERA, outscored by 17 runs<\/p>\n

Mets: 6-4, .231 batting average, 3.03 ERA, outscored opponents by 17 runs<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Padres: Jeremiah Estrada: 15-Day IL (knee), Ramon Laureano<\/a>: 60-Day IL (hip), Nick Pivetta<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Matt Waldron: 15-Day IL (arm), Jake Cronenworth: 7-Day IL (concussion), German Marquez: 15-Day IL (forearm), Joe Musgrove<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Campusano<\/a>: 10-Day IL (toe), Bryan Hoeing<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow)<\/p>\n

Mets: Francisco Alvarez<\/a>: 10-Day IL (knee), Jorge Polanco<\/a>: 10-Day IL (wrist), Francisco Lindor<\/a>: 10-Day IL (calf), Kodai Senga: 15-Day IL (spinal lumbar ), Justin Hagenman<\/a>: 60-Day IL (rib), Tyrone Taylor<\/a>: 10-Day IL (hip), Luis Robert: 60-Day IL (back), Clay Holmes<\/a>: 60-Day IL (fibula), Ronny Mauricio<\/a>: 10-Day IL (thumb), Reed Garrett<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tylor Megill<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Dedniel Nunez<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow)<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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