San Diego Padres vs New York Mets Picks and Prediction for Thursday September 18 2025
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In Thursday afternoon MLB action, the San Diego Padres and the New York Mets will wrap up their series from Citi Field. Be ready for the baseball season with all of our MLB predictions. The Padres (83-69) have won seven of their last 11 games and are sitting comfortably in second place in the NL Wild Card standings. Last night, Manny Machado’s fifth inning grand slam propelled San Diego to a 7-4 road triumph.
Twenty-six year old righty Randy Vasquez (5-6 3.72 ERA) will make his 25th start of the year for the Padres. Last time out, Vasquez fired six shutout frames and fanned nine batters during a 2-0 home victory versus lowly Colorado.
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The New York Mets have dropped nine of their previous 11 games and are clinging to a 1.5 game lead over Arizona for the final NL Wild Card spot. On Wednesday, New York SP David Peterson (9-6) was roughed up for six runs in five innings. Starling Marte, Juan Soto, Pete Alonso, and Francisco Alvarez all went deep in a losing effort for the Mets (78-74).
Rookie right-hander Jonah Tong (1-2 8.49 ERA) will make his fourth career major league start for the Mets. Last time out, Tong was rocked for six runs and recorded just two outs during an 8-3 home loss versus Texas.
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Padres vs Mets Pick
San Diego SS Xander Bogaerts (foot) has resumed baseball activities and hopes to return later this month. Through 152 games, San Diego ranks 17th in OPS and 23rd in runs scored. For the season, New York ranks 7th in OPS and 11th in runs scored. Take the Mets to win at home. Final Score Prediction, New York Mets win 5-3.
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