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    The New York Mets and the San Diego Padres square off for Game 2 of the NL Wild Card Series on Saturday 7:37 PM ET at Citi Field. The Padres lead the series 1-0. New York has Jacob deGrom starting, and San Diego counters with Blake Snell.

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    Game Info, Betting Lines for Mets vs. Padres

    • Game Day: Saturday, October 8, 2022
    • Game Time: 7:37 PM ET
    • TV Channel: ESPN
    • Location: Queens, New York
    • Stadium: Citi Field
    Mets vs Padres Betting Information
    Favorite Favorite Moneyline Total
    Mets -185 6

    Mets Stats & Trends

    Mets Batting

    • The Mets are 15th in MLB action with 171 total home runs.
    • The Mets have the second-best batting average in the league (.259).
    • The Mets’ .332 on-base percentage ranks second-best in baseball.
    • The Mets strike out 7.5 times per game, the third-fewest mark in baseball.
    • The Mets average 1.0 home run per home game this season (81 total at home).
    • The Mets are averaging 2.6 extra-base hits per game while slugging .399 at home.
    • The team averages 8.2 hits per game and is batting .253 at home this season.

    Mets Key Batters

    • Pete Alonso leads New York in total hits (162) this season while batting .271 with 66 extra-base hits.
    • Among the qualified hitters in MLB, Alonso’s batting average ranks 40th, his on-base percentage ranks 30th, and he is 11th in slugging.
    • Alonso hopes to build on a six-game hitting streak in this matchup. During his last 10 games he is batting .361 with a double, three home runs, five walks and 10 RBI.
    • Francisco Lindor is hitting .270 with 25 doubles, five triples, 26 home runs and 59 walks.
    • Lindor’s batting average ranks 43rd among qualified players, his on-base percentage 47th, and his slugging percentage 47th.
    • Brandon Nimmo has 159 hits this season and has a slash line of .274/.367/.433.
    • Nimmo brings a six-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last 10 games he is hitting .410 with two doubles, a triple, two home runs, four walks and eight RBI.
    • Jeff McNeil has a slash line of .326/.382/.454 this season and a team-best OPS of .836.
    • McNeil enters this game on an 11-game hitting streak. In his last nine games he is batting .432 with a double, two home runs, three walks and three RBI.

    Padres Stats & Trends

    Padres Batting

    • The Padres have hit 153 homers this season, which ranks 21st in the league.
    • The Padres’ .241 batting average ranks 15th in the league this season.
    • The Padres have an on-base percentage of .318 this season, which ranks eighth in the league.
    • The Padres have shown patience at the plate this season with the ninth-best rate of strikeouts per game (8.2) among MLB offenses.
    • In 81 games on the road this season, they’ve hit 76 homers, an average of 0.9 per contest.
    • In 81 road games this season, they’re slugging .399 with 257 hits going for extra bases.
    • In away games this season, they’re batting .251 with 8.8 base hits per contest.

    Padres Key Batters

    • Manny Machado has accumulated 172 hits with a .531 slugging percentage, both team-high marks for the Padres.
    • Including all qualified hitters in MLB, Machado is 11th in batting average, 18th in on-base percentage and sixth in slugging percentage.
    • Machado hopes to build on a three-game hitting streak in this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .368 with a double, two home runs and three RBI.
    • Juan Soto has a .401 OBP to lead his team.
    • Soto is currently 90th in batting average, fifth in on-base percentage and 46th in slugging percentage among all qualifying hitters.
    • Josh Bell is batting .266 with 29 doubles, three triples, 17 home runs and 81 walks.
    • Jake Cronenworth has 31 doubles, four triples, 17 home runs and 70 walks while hitting .240.

    Mets vs. Padres Probable Pitchers

    deGrom Snell
    11 GS 25
    5-4 W-L 8-10
    3.08 ERA 3.45
    64.1 IP 128.0
    8 BB 51
    102 SO 171
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