Padres-Mets Preview

The San Diego Padres and the New York Mets will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Shea Stadium. The Padres will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Josh Banks in this game. Banks has a 2-4 record and a 4.05 ERA this season. It'll be ace Johan Santana toeing the rubber for the Mets in this contest. Lefthander Santana is 9-7 with a 2.86 ERA so far this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Mets listed as 260-moneyline favorites versus the Padres, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Padres evened their three-game series on Wednesday as they defeated the Mets 4-2. The Padres won the game as +170 underdogs, while the six runs went UNDER the posted over/under (8.5). Jody Gerut, Brian Giles and Chase Headley all went deep for the Padres. Cha Seung Baek got the win after giving up two runs over 6 1-3 innings on the mound. Dan Murphy went 3-for-4 at the plate with one RBI for the Mets, who were favored at -190 in that game. Pedro Martinez gave up three runs over 6 1-3 innings in the loss. Team records: San Diego: 44-70 SU New York: 59-54 SU San Diego most recently: When playing on Thursday are 7-3 Before playing Colorado are 4-6 After playing NY Mets are 9-1 After a win are 4-6 New York most recently: When playing on Thursday are 5-5 Before playing Florida are 5-5 After playing San Diego are 2-8 After a loss are 6-4 A few trends to consider: San Diego is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing NY Mets San Diego is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road San Diego is 8-15 SU in its last 23 games on the road San Diego is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games NY Mets are 12-3 SU in its last 15 games at home NY Mets are 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against San Diego NY Mets are 1-5 SU in its last 6 games NY Mets are 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing San Diego Next up: San Diego at Colorado, Friday, August 8 NY Mets home to Florida, Friday, August 8