At PETCO Park on Sunday, the San Diego Padres (73-58) take on the New York Mets (68-62), with first pitch at 4:10 p.m. ET.
The Mets are an away underdog (+125) against the Padres (-148). The San Diego Padres will give the start to Martin Perez (3-5, 4.67 ERA), who is looking for win No. 4 on the season, and the Mets will counter with Jose Quintana (6-9, 4.57 ERA).
These squads meet again after the Mets’ 7-1 victory over the Padres yesterday. David Peterson (7.1 IP, 1 R, 5 H, 2 K) picked up the win for the Mets. Francisco Lindor went 2-for-5 with two home runs and five RBI to lead the team on offense. Michael King (5.0 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 7 K) was credited with the loss on the mound for the Padres.
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San Diego Padres vs. New York Mets odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Sunday at 3:16 p.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Padres (-148, bet $148 to win $100)
- Underdog: Mets (+125, bet $100 to win $125)
- Over/under: 7.5
Padres vs. Mets: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Sunday, August 25, 2024
- Game Time: 4:10 p.m. ET
- Stadium: PETCO Park
- TV Channel: Padres
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Padres stats and trends
Padres betting records
- The Padres have been favorites in 82 games this season and won 47 (57.3%) of those contests.
- San Diego has a record of 24-13 in games when sportsbooks favor them by at least -148 on the moneyline.
- The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 59.7% chance of a victory for the Padres.
- So far this season, San Diego and its opponents have hit the over in 71 of 131 games with a total.
- The Padres are 66-64-0 against the spread this season.
Martín Pérez (Padres probable starter)
- Perez makes the start for the Padres, his 21st of the season. He is 3-5 with a 4.67 ERA and 86 strikeouts in 106 2/3 innings pitched.
- His most recent appearance came on Wednesday against the Minnesota Twins, when the left-hander went 4 2/3 innings, surrendering three earned runs while allowing seven hits.
- The 33-year-old has put up an ERA of 4.67, with 7.3 strikeouts per nine innings, in 20 games this season. Opposing hitters have a .291 batting average against him.
- Perez is looking to collect his eighth quality start of the season.
- Perez heads into this game with 12 outings of five or more innings pitched this campaign.
- In two of his 20 total appearances this season he has not surrendered an earned run.
- The opposing Mets offense has the ninth-ranked slugging percentage (.419) and ranks fifth in MLB play with 165 home runs. It has a collective .248 batting average, and is 11th in MLB with 1107 total hits and 11th in MLB action scoring 621 runs.
- Head-to-head against the Mets this season, Perez has thrown 5 2/3 innings, giving up three earned runs on six hits while striking out one.
Padres batting stats
- The Padres rank 13th in Major League Baseball with 149 home runs.
- Hitters for San Diego have a combined .418 slugging percentage this season, which ranks 10th in MLB.
- The Padres rank first in the majors with a .265 team batting average.
- San Diego has scored the 10th-most runs in the majors this season with 622.
- The Padres are among the best in the league at getting on base, ranking sixth with an OBP of .326.
- No team has fewer strikeouts this season than San Diego, whose batters have struck out only 6.6 times per game on average.
Mets stats and trends
Mets betting records
- The Mets have won in 23, or 45.1%, of the 51 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
- New York has a win-loss record of 9-6 when favored by +125 or worse by sportsbooks this year.
- The Mets have an implied victory probability of 44.4% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
- New York and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 67 of its 130 opportunities.
- The Mets are 64-65-0 against the spread in their 129 games that had a posted line this season.
José Quintana (Mets probable starter)
- Quintana gets the start for the Mets, his 26th of the season. He is 6-9 with a 4.57 ERA and 106 strikeouts in 134 2/3 innings pitched.
- His last appearance came on Tuesday against the Baltimore Orioles, when the left-hander went five innings, surrendering seven earned runs while allowing eight hits.
- The 35-year-old has amassed an ERA of 4.57, with 7.1 strikeouts per nine innings in 25 games this season. Opponents have a .247 batting average against him.
- Quintana is trying to record his ninth quality start of the year in this outing.
- Quintana enters the matchup with 19 outings of five or more innings pitched this year.
- In three of his 25 total appearances this season he has not surrendered an earned run.
- He meets a Padres offense that ranks 10th in the league with 622 total runs scored while batting .265 as a squad. His opponent has a collective .418 slugging percentage (10th in MLB action) and has hit a total of 149 home runs (13th in the league).
- Head-to-head against the Padres this season, Quintana has pitched six innings, giving up one earned run on two hits while striking out six.
- The 35-year-old ranks 56th in ERA (4.57), 54th in WHIP (1.321), and 52nd in K/9 (7.1) among qualifying pitchers in MLB action this season.
Mets batting stats
- The Mets are fifth in baseball with 165 home runs. They average 1.3 per game.
- This season, New York’s .419 slugging percentage is ninth-best in baseball.
- The Mets have the 12th-ranked batting average in the majors (.248).
- The offense for New York is the No. 11 offense in the majors, scoring 4.8 runs per game (621 total runs).
- The Mets’ .321 on-base percentage is ninth-best in MLB.