Padres vs Mets Game 1 Odds, Picks & Predictions
Melvin will name his Game 1 starter on Thursday. Yu Darvish allowed only one run against the Mets over 14 innings in two starts this season. The Padres have hit five San Francisco hitters over the last three games of 2022. Josh Hader has seven of his 36 saves with San Diego.
The Padres lost two of three games to the Giants. Manny Machado is the headliner for San Diego. The Mets won the NL East by sweeping the Nationals. New York has +1100 odds to win the Fall Classic. San Francisco is +2500 in the World Series odds.
Scherzer is 6-3 with a 2.88 ERA in 17 career starts against the Padres. He has 150 strikeouts over 109.1 innings. The Mets need a two-game sweep to have a chance at knocking off the Dodgers in the NLCS. San Diego has nothing to lose and will play loose.
