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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
| 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 |
