Although many of the postseason spots were clinched early this season, that wasn't the case for these 2 teams. At least in terms of their division, the Mets went all the way to the 2nd-to-last day of the year before ultimately losing it to the Braves. After leading the NL East for 170 days this season, they still find themselves playing in the wildcard round. That was always the destiny for the Padres, as the Dodgers have had the NL West clinched for quite some time. Regardless, their fans are just happy they're here after disappointing and missing the playoffs entirely last year . Along with this same game parlay, be sure to check out our MLB picks for all of today's games.
Mets ML (-155)
Under 7.5 total runs (-200)
Max Scherzer 7+ strikeouts (+140)
Parlay odds: +360
Let's take a closer look at each leg of our same game parlay.
New York Mets ML (-155) over San Diego Padres
The wildcard round being a short 3-game series and the higher-seeded team being at home throughout is a perfect situation for the Mets. Right off the bat, that's because they have arguably the best 2 starting pitchers in baseball. Both Jacob deGrom and Max Scherzer have won back-to-back Cy young awards, and it will be Scherzer getting the start for this opening game.'