San Diego Padres (83-69, second in the NL West) vs. New York Mets (78-74, second in the NL East)
New York; Thursday, 1:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Padres: Randy Vasquez (5-6, 3.72 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 71 strikeouts); Mets: Jonah Tong (1-2, 8.49 ERA, 1.71 WHIP, 13 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mets -137, Padres +115; over/under is 9 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The New York Mets and San Diego Padres meet on Thursday with the winner claiming the three-game series.
New York has gone 47-30 at home and 78-74 overall. The Mets are 57-11 in games when they out-hit their opponents.
San Diego is 83-69 overall and 36-41 on the road. The Padres have a 41-11 record in games when they did not allow a home run.
The teams match up Thursday for the sixth time this season. The Padres are ahead 4-1 in the