Padres-Mets Who Will Cover?

The New York Mets will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Tuesday when they take on the San Diego Padres at Shea Stadium. Righthander Chris Young will take the mound for the Padres to start this game. Young is 4-4 this season with a 4.12 ERA. The Mets will counter Young with Michael Pelfrey. Righthander Pelfrey has a 3.91 ERA to go along with a 9-7 record this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Mets listed as 170-moneyline favorites versus the Padres, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Padres defeated San Francisco 4-1 as a -155 favorite on Sunday. The five runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (8). Greg Maddux pitched six strong innings, allowing only one run on two hits for San Diego, while Brian Giles was 2-3 with an RBI and a run scored in the win. The Mets lost to Houston 4-0 as a -120 favorite on Sunday. The four runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (9). Oliver Perez took the loss for the Mets after allowing four runs on eight hits in six innings. Current streak: New York has lost 4 straight games. Team records: San Diego: 43-69 SU New York: 58-53 SU San Diego most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 6-4 Before playing NY Mets are 8-2 After playing San Francisco are 3-7 After a win are 4-6 New York most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 5-5 Before playing San Diego are 5-5 After playing Houston are 5-5 After a loss are 6-4 A few trends to consider: San Diego is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing NY Mets The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Mets San Diego is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games on the road NY Mets are 11-2 SU in its last 13 games at home The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Mets's last 5 games when playing at home against San Diego NY Mets are 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against San Diego The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Mets's last 8 games Next up: NY Mets home to San Diego, Wednesday, August 6