The San Diego Padres (32-29) and New York Mets (27-35) meet for the first time this season at Petco Park for a three-game weekend series. San Diego enters on their longest losing streak of the season, while New York is starting to warm up.
New York is 5-2 over the last seven games, which includes a four-game winning streak. The Mets are hitting .240 over the last week (20th) with nine home runs (9th) and a bottom 10 walk to strikeout ratio. The Mets have a day off after the Padres series, then six consecutive home games.
San Diego has lost five straight games and nine of the past 10. The Padres are coming off a six-game road trip that resulted in one win and five losses. San Diego has the second-worst batting average (.187) over the last five games and the fifth-most strikeouts (50).
Let’s dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two.
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Game details & how to watch Mets at Padres
- Date: Friday, June 5, 2026
- Time: 9:40 PM EST
- Site: Petco Park
- City: San Diego, CA
- Network/Streaming: MLB TV
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Odds for the Mets at the Padres
The latest odds as of Friday:
- Moneyline: San Diego Padres (-132), New York Mets (+109)
- Spread: Padres -1.5 (+168), Mets +1.5 (-205)
- Total: 7.0
Probable starting pitchers for Mets at Padres
- Friday’s pitching matchup (June 5): Christian Scott vs. Michael King
- Padres: Michael King
2026 stats: 68.0 IP, 4-4, 3.18 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 65 Ks, 29 BB
- Phillies: Christian Scott
2026 Stats: 30.1 IP, 1-0, 2.97 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 38 Ks, 16 BB
Who’s Hot? Who’s Not
- The Padres’ Fernando Tatis Jr. is hitting .270 with 61 hits and 73 total bases over 226 at-bats
- The Padres’ Manny Machado is hitting .174 with 37 hits and 58 strikeouts over 213 at-bats
- The Mets’ Juan Soto is hitting .293 with 49 hits and 94 total bases over 167 at-bats
- The Mets’ Bo Bichette is hitting .226 with 56 hits and 44 strikeouts over 248 at-bats
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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Mets at Padres
- The Padres are 34-27 ATS
- The Mets are 36-26 ATS, ranking fifth-best
- The Padres are 35-25-1 to the Under, ranking second-best
- The Mets are 30-27-5 to the Under, ranking eighth-best
- The Padres are 18-14 ATS at home
- The Mets are 13-19 ATS on the road, ranking sixth-worst
Expert picks & predictions for tonight’s game between the Padres and the Mets
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Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Friday’s game between the Padres and the Phillies:
- Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the Mets on the Moneyline.
- Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Mets at +1.5.
- Total: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the Under on the Game Total of 7.0
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