The San Diego Padres and the New York Mets will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at Citi Field.
Walter Silva will be the starting pitcher for the Padres on this day. Righthander Silva is 0-0 this season with a 3.60 ERA.
The Mets will counter Silva with Michael Pelfrey. Righthander Pelfrey has a 7.20 ERA to go along with a 1-0 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Mets listed as 200-moneyline favorites versus the Padres, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
The Padres defeated San Francisco 6-1 as a +110 underdog on Sunday. The seven runs scored went OVER the posted over\/under total (6.5).
Chris Young went seven innings, allowing one unearned run on four hits with seven strikeouts for San Diego, while Chase Headley hit a two-run home run.
The Mets lost to Florida 2-1 as a -140 favorite on Sunday. The three runs scored fell UNDER the posted over\/under total (7.5).
Johan Santana was tagged with the loss for the Mets despite allowing two unearned runs on three hits with 13 strikeouts over seven solid innings.
Current streak:
San Diego has won 4 straight games.
Team records:
San Diego: 5-2 SU
New York: 3-3 SU
San Diego most recently:
When playing on Monday are 4-6
Before playing NY Mets are 8-2
After playing San Francisco are 4-6
After a win are 5-5<\/p>\n
New York most recently:
When playing on Monday are 6-4
Before playing San Diego are 4-6
After playing Florida are 5-5
After a loss are 5-5
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Diego's last 7 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
San Diego is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
San Diego is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 7 of San Diego's last 10 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Mets's last 7 games when playing at home against San Diego
NY Mets are 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Mets's last 9 games
NY Mets are 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing San Diego
Next up:
NY Mets home to San Diego, Wednesday, April 15<\/p>\n