The San Diego Padres and the New York Mets meet in the deciding Game 3 of their NL Wild Card Series Sunday. First pitch from Citi Field is at 7:07 p.m. ET (ESPN). Let’s analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Padres vs. Mets odds with MLB picks and predictions.
Best-of-3 series: Tied 1-1
The Mets tied the series with a 7-3 win Saturday. Holding on to a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the 7th after SP Jacob deGrom had thrown 6 innings and allowed 2 runs on 5 hits, the Mets scored 4 runs to break the game open, setting up Sunday’s Game 3.
The Padres homered 4 times against SP Max Scherzer in Game 1 en route to a 7-1 victory. Scherzer allowed all 7 earned runs in 4 2/3 innings, while Padres SP Yu Darvish allowed 1 run on 6 hits and no walks over 7 innings.