New York Mets vs. San Diego Padres MLB NL Wild Card Series Game 3 Betting Preview | October 9

The New York Mets host the San Diego Padres for Game 3 of the NL Wild Card Series on Sunday 7:07 PM ET at Citi Field. The series is tied 1-1. New York’s Chris Bassitt starts against San Diego’s Joe Musgrove.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Mets vs. Padres

• Game Day: Sunday, October 9, 2022
• Game Time: 7:07 PM ET
• TV Channel: ESPN
• Location: Queens, New York
• Stadium: Citi Field

Mets Stats & Trends

Mets Batting

• The Mets average 1.1 home runs per game to rank 15th in baseball with 171 total home runs .
• The Mets’ .259 batting average is second-best in the majors.
• The Mets’ .332 on-base percentage ranks second-best in baseball.
• The Mets strike out 7.5 times per game, the third-best mark in the league.
• The Mets average 1.0 home run per home game this season (81 total at home).
• The Mets have a .399 slugging percentage and are averaging 2.6 extra-base hits per game at home.
• The club 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 all qualified hitters, Alonso is 40th in batting average, his on-base percentage ranks 30th, and he is 11th in slugging.
• Alonso hopes to build on a seven-game hitting streak in this matchup. During his last 10 outings he is batting .371 with a double, three home runs, seven walks and nine RBI.
• Francisco Lindor is batting .270 with 25 doubles, five triples, 26 home runs and 59 walks.
• Among all qualifying players, Lindor is 43rd in batting average, 47th in on-base percentage and 47th in slugging percentage.
• Brandon Nimmo has collected 159 base hits, an OBP of .367 and a slugging percentage of .433 this season.
• Nimmo brings a seven-game hitting streak into this game. In his last 10 games he is batting .436 with two doubles, a triple, two home runs, five walks and seven RBI.
• Jeff McNeil leads the Mets with an OPS of .836. He has a slash line of .326/.382/.454 this season.
• McNeil enters this game on a 12-game hitting streak. In his last nine outings he is hitting .432 with two doubles, two home runs, two walks and five RBI.

Padres Stats & Trends

Padres Batting

• The Padres have hit 153 homers this season, which ranks 21st in the league.
• The Padres have a team batting average of .241 this season, which ranks 15th among MLB teams.
• The Padres are among the best in the league at getting on base, ranking eighth with an OBP of .318.
• The Padres rank ninth in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.2 whiffs per contest.
• They’ve hit 76 homers, an average of 0.9 per game, in 81 road contests this season.
• They are slugging .399 in 81 road games this season.
• In away games this season, they’re batting .251 with 8.8 base hits per contest.

Padres Key Batters

• Manny Machado has racked up 172 hits with a .531 slugging percentage, both team-high numbers for the Padres.
• Including all qualifying players in the majors, Machado is 11th in batting average, 18th in on-base percentage and sixth in slugging percentage.
• Juan Soto has a .401 on-base percentage to lead his team.
• Including all qualified hitters, Soto is 90th in batting average, fifth in on-base percentage and 46th in slugging percentage.
• Josh Bell is hitting .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 batting .240.

Mets vs. Padres Probable Pitchers