New York Mets (28-37) vs San Diego Padres (36-35)
Game Info: Friday, June 14, 2024 at 7:10 pm (Citi Field)
The Line: Betting Odds: New York Mets -105 / San Diego Padres -112 — Over/Under:
The San Diego Padres and the New York Mets meet Friday in MLB action from Citi Field. Here’s a San Diego Padres vs New York Mets prediction. This will be the first installment in a three-game series. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for the game. We will examine:
• The San Diego Padres recent form and player performance
• The New York Mets recent form and player performance
• Recent betting trends and streaks involving the San Diego Padres
• Recent betting trends and streaks involving the New York Mets
• Recent betting trends in games played between the Padres and Mets
• A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Padres vs Mets game
San Diego Padres Betting Preview
The Padres had a good series versus the Oakland Athletics this week. San Diego won all three of those matchups 6-1, 4-3 and 5-4. In the Wednesday finale, the Padres got two homers and three RBI from Donovan Solano. Starter Michael King finished with 5.0 innings, two earned and 12 strikeouts.
In the starting pitcher role for the Friday game the Padres will send out Matt Waldron. This year Waldron is 4-5 with a 3.76 ERA in 13 starts. He’s got 68 Ks in 69.1 innings. Waldron is 5-8 with a 3.98 ERA in 21 games (19 starts) over his career.
New York Mets Betting Preview
Over on the Mets’ side, they took on the Miami Marlins in their last series. New York split the first two games of that set 4-2 (loss) and 10-4 (win). In the rubber match on Thursday the Mets posted a walk-off comeback win 3-2. JD Martinez had two hits; one of them was a two-run walk-off homer.
As starter for Friday’s opener the Mets are sending out Sean Manaea. This year Manaea is 3-3 with a 4.30 ERA and 60 Ks in 60.2 innings over 12 starts. Manaea is 68-59 with a 4.11 ERA in 208 career games (178 starts).
Padres vs Mets Injury Notes
Mets SP Kodai Senga (shoulder/triceps) will throw two more bullpen sessions before facing live hitters. RP Edwin Diaz (shoulder) was activated from the Injured List Thursday.
New York Mets Player Prop Facts
- Jose Iglesias has scored a run in seven of his last eight appearances against the Padres.
- Jose Iglesias has recorded two or more total bases in nine of his last 10 appearances with his team as an underdog against the Padres.
- Francisco Lindor has hit a home run in three of the Mets’ last four Friday night games against NL opponents that held a winning record.
- Pete Alonso has recorded a Double in three of the Mets’ last four home games against NL West opponents.
- J.D. Martinez has recorded at least one hit in each of his last seven appearances against NL West opponents.
- Sean Manaea has recorded six or more strikeouts in each of his last three appearances against NL West opponents.
- Jose Iglesias has recorded a Single in each of his last five appearances against NL opponents at Citi Field.
- J.D. Martinez has recorded at least one RBI in each of his last four appearances in night games against NL teams that held a winning record.
San Diego Padres Player Prop Facts
- Fernando Tatis Jr. has hit a home run in each of his last two appearances against the Mets at Citi Field.
- Xander Bogaerts has recorded a Double in three of his last four road appearances against NL opponents that held a losing record.
- Fernando Tatis Jr. has recorded at least one hit in each of the Padres’ last 12 night games against opponents that held a losing record.
- Fernando Tatis Jr. has recorded at least one Single in each of the Padres’ last 10 games against NL East opponents that held a losing record.
- Manny Machado has recorded at least one RBI in each of his last seven Friday night appearances against NL teams that held a losing record.
- Fernando Tatis Jr. has recorded two or more total bases in each of the Padres’ last nine night games against opponents that held a losing record.
- Fernando Tatis Jr. has scored at least one run in each of the Padres’ last seven games as favorites.
San Diego Padres vs New York Mets Prediction
I’ll stick with the Padres. Waldron is on a nice run these days. Over his last three starts combined Waldron is 2-0 with just two earned runs in 20.1 innings on 11 hits and two walks. As for Manaea, he’s struggled a bit over his last pair with 11 earned runs in 9.1 frames for an 0-2 record.
The Padres are scoring well lately. They managed 15 runs over three games in the A’s sweep, and they’ve hit three or more runs in seven straight games overall. I like San Diego to keep it rolling Friday.