Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Petco Park

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Probable Pitchers: Dillon Gee (0-2) vs. James Shields (6-0)

The San Diego Padres welcome The New York Mets to Petco Park on Wednesday. Dillon Gee is the probable starter for the Mets and he'll face James Shields of the Padres. The opening line for this matchup has New York at +143 and San Diego at -153. The over/under was set at 6.5. The Mets have a 26-22 over/under record and a 26-26 run line mark, meaning they cover 50% of the time. The Padres are 24-29 against the run line and have a 31-20 over/under record. They cover the spread 45% of the time.

The Mets head into this matchup with a 29-23 record, including 8-15 on the road. Dillon Gee has an earned run average of 3.86 and is 0-2 so far on the season while having a 1.35 WHIP. The Mets are 3-2 over his 30.1 innings pitched and he's also given up 33 hits over that time period. The Mets are also 2-3 against the over/under in his starts. He is getting 3.2 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has given up 101 hits on the season and have a earned run average of 2.73. The bullpen has struck out 137 and walked 43 batters this season while opposing teams hit .204 against them. New York has a team average of 8.23 hits allowed per game and are averaging 8.19 strikeouts per nine innings. With a team earned run average of 3.33, they are 4th in the league.

As a team, New York is batting .239, good for 26th in the league while putting together a .228 average away from home. The Mets on-base percentage sits at .304, which puts them at 24th in the league and they have a team slugging percentage of .366. With 53 hits, Lucas Duda leads the team while his team ranks 29th in hits per game with 7.83.

With a 13-15 home record, San Diego will hope to improve on their 25-28 overall mark. James Shields is starting this game 6-0 for the season with an earned run average of 3.69 and a WHIP of 1.21. The Padres have a record of 8-3 over the 68.1 innings he's pitched during which he's given up 64 hits. The Padres are also 9-2 against the over/under in his starts. He is getting 5.9 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has given up 145 hits on the season and have a team earned run average of 4.11. The Padres bullpen has struck out 148 batters and walked 59 this season while opposing teams have hit .239 against them. San Diego has a team average of 8.9 hits per game and are averaging 8.77 strikeouts per nine innings. With a team earned run average of 4.10, they are 21st in the league.

As a team, they are batting .244, good for 21st in the league while putting together a .235 average at Safeco Field. The Padres on-base percentage sits at .298, which puts them at 26th in the league and they have a team slugging percentage of .372. With 58 hits, Justin Upton leads the team while his team ranks 17th in hits per game with 8.38.

In terms of team defense, the Mets have a fielding percentage of .984 with 30 total errors, 506 assists and 1,378 put outs. Over the course of this season, the Padres have accumlated 33 errors while having 497 assists and 1,423 put outs leading to a .983 fielding percentage.

New York Mets Betting Trends

The New York Mets are 26-22 against the over/under so far this season

The New York Mets are 26-26 against the run line so far this season

San Diego Padres Betting Trends

The San Diego Padres are 31-20 against the over/under so far this season

The San Diego Padres are 24-29 against the run line so far this season

Injuries to Watch

New York Mets

06/01/15 1B Lucas Duda Knee "?" Tuesday vs. San Diego Padres
05/16/15 2B Dilson Herrera Finger Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (5/15)
05/14/15 P Buddy Carlyle Back Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (5/12)
05/01/15 P Rafael Montero Rotator Cuff Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/29)
04/21/15 C Travis d'Arnaud Hand Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/20)
04/16/15 3B David Wright Hamstring Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/15)
04/08/15 P Jenrry Mejia Suspension expected to miss 80 games
04/06/15 P Bobby Parnell Elbow Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (3/27)
04/06/15 P Joshua Edgin Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/27), out for season
04/06/15 P Zack Wheeler Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/27), out for season
04/04/15 P Victor Black Shoulder Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (3/27)

San Diego Padres

06/02/15 1B Yonder Alonso Shoulder Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (5/8); expected to be activated Tuesday vs. New York Mets
05/20/15 CF Wil Myers Wrist Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (5/11)
05/06/15 P Brandon Morrow Shoulder Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (5/3)
04/06/15 P Cory Luebke Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/4)
04/06/15 P Josh Johnson Elbow Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/4)
04/04/15 CF Melvin Upton Jr. Foot Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (3/27)
04/04/15 C Tim Federowicz Knee Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/26)

Josh's Pick: Take the Padres

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