San Diego Padres at New York Mets 7/22/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 07/21/2022 at 10:20 PM ET
Find all the MLB games and picks for Friday. The San Diego Padres open a three-game series on the road Friday against the New York Mets. San Diego is 52-42 and was defeated by the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-1 last Sunday in their final game before the All-Star game break. The Padres have lost four out of the last six. San Diego is second in the National League West, 10 games behind the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers.
Third baseman Manny Machado is batting .303 with 50 home runs, 51 RBIs, 95 hits and an on-base percentage of .377, which leads San Diego in each category. Luke Voit is second in home runs with 12 and Jake Cronenworth is second in RBIs with 49. On Friday, the San Diego Padres will send Yu Darvish to the mound. The right-hander is 8-4 with a 3.41 ERA, 100 Ks and 22 BBs.
New York is 58-35 following its 3-2 loss to the Chicago Cubs on Sunday prior to the All-Star Game break. Although New York lost on Sunday, the Mets won the first three games of their four-game series on the road against Chicago. New York has won five of the last seven and the Mets are first in the National League East, 2 ½ games ahead of the second place Atlanta Braves.
Second baseman Jeff McNeil is batting .300 to lead New York, while first baseman Pete Alonso is the leader in home runs with 24 and RBIs with 78. Right fielder Starling Marte is the leader in hits with 92 and left fielder Mark Cahna is the leader in on-base percentage at .370. On Friday, the New York Mets will send Max Scherzer to the mound. The right-hander is 6-1 with a 2.22 ERA, 90 Ks and 12 BBs.
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San Diego has lost six of the last eight played on the road versus New York and the Padres have lost 10 of the last 13 overall played on the road. San Diego starting pitcher Yu Darvish was hit hard last time out, allowing three runs on five hits across seven innings. New York starting pitcher Max Scherzer has had three consecutive strong starts since returning from the injury list, allowing three earned runs on 13 hits across 19 ⅓ innings. Final Score Prediction, New York Mets win 5-2.
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