Major League Baseball has another slate of exciting games scheduled for Friday, July 22. One matchup that fans are going to want to check out is a San Diego Padres vs. New York Mets collision at Citi Field this evening.
The Padres are searching for momentum as they've hit a bit of a slump, going 7-14 in their last 21 games. It'll be interesting to see if San Diego can get off to a hot start in the club's first game since the MLB All-Star Game concluded.
Meanwhile, the Mets have won five of their last seven games and hope to increase their NL East lead. New York currently sits 2.5 games ahead of the second-place Atlanta Braves and a win over the Padres would help increase that gap's size.
Tonight's pitching matchup is a battle between two pretty big names. On one hand, the Padres are sending in five-time All-Star Yu Darvish to be their starter. On the other, the Mets are countering Darvish with three-time Cy Young winner Max Scherzer.