The San Diego Padres and the New York Mets will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Citi Field.
The Padres will trot ace Jake Peavy out to the mound in this one. Righthander Peavy has a 1-1 record and a 3.52 ERA this season.
Meanwhile, it'll be John Maine who starts for the Mets. Righthander Maine is 0-0 with a 3.60 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Mets listed as 130-moneyline favorites versus the Padres, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
The Mets evened their three-game series with the Padres by earning a 7-2 victory on Wednesday, as -190 favorites. That game's nine runs went as a PUSH against the posted over\/under (9).
Carlos Delgado went 2-for-3 at the plate, including a solo home run for the Mets. Oliver Perez allowed just one run off three hits over six innings to post the victory.
Scott Hairston and Adrian Gonzalez knocked in the runs for the Padres, who were +170 underdogs. Kevin Correia surrendered two runs over five innings in the loss.
Team records:
San Diego: 6-3 SU
New York: 4-4 SU
San Diego most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 7-3
Before playing Philadelphia are 6-4
After playing NY Mets are 6-4
After a loss are 6-4<\/p>\n
New York most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 4-6
Before playing Milwaukee are 7-3
After playing San Diego are 4-6
After a win are 3-7
A few trends to consider:
San Diego is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
San Diego is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing NY Mets
San Diego is 8-16 SU in its last 24 games on the road
San Diego is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
NY Mets are 10-4 SU in its last 14 games when playing at home against San Diego
NY Mets are 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
NY Mets are 3-8 SU in its last 11 games when playing San Diego
Next up:
San Diego at Philadelphia, Friday, April 17
NY Mets home to Milwaukee, Friday, April 17<\/p>\n