San Diego Padres at New York Mets
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Baty leads power surge as Mets beat Padres 8-3 in series opener between NL playoff contenders
Francisco Lindor, Pete Alonso and Cedric Mullins also went deep as the Mets improved to 4-9 this month. They won their second straight following an eight-game losing streak — their longest since 2018.
New York remained 1 1/2 games ahead of Arizona in a four-team race for the final National League wild card.
Brandon Nimmo had an RBI single in the first and Jeff McNeil delivered a two-run double off an ineffective Michael King in the opener of a three-game series between NL playoff contenders.
Jackson Merrill, Jake Cronenworth and Freddy Fermin homered for the Padres, who occupy the second wild-card spot, four games ahead of the Mets. San Diego stayed Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West.
Struggling lefty Sean Manaea (2-3), serving in a piggyback role behind Clay Holmes, allowed one run in five innings of relief for the win. Holmes, completing his first full season as a starter, permitted three hits — including the homers by Merrill and Cronenworth — in four innings.
King (4-3), making his third start since May 18 following right shoulder and left knee injuries, set career highs by giving up eight runs and 10 hits over three innings. The four homers he allowed tied a career worst set April 12, 2024.
A previous version of this story corrected Michael King's record.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | O'Hearn flied out to center. |
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9th Inning | Merrill doubled to right. |
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9th Inning | Laureano struck out looking. |
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9th Inning | Sheets struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Senger catching. |
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9th Inning | Acuña at second base. |
Statistics
 SD |
 NYM |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 1 |
| 13 | Ground Balls | 10 |
| 6 | Strikeouts | 11 |
| 3 | Runs Batted In | 8 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 7 | Hits | 10 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 1 | Walks | 2 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 3 | Runs | 8 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 33 | At Bats | 33 |
| 3 | Home Runs | 4 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 5 | Runners Left On Base | 9 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 2 | Doubles | 1 |
| 14 | Fly Balls | 12 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 124 | Pitches | 156 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 18 | Total Bases | 23 |
| 34 | Plate Appearances | 36 |
| 486.0 | Projected Home Runs | 648.0 |
| 5 | Extra Base Hits | 5 |
| 4.2 | Runs Created | 7.5 |
| .212 | Batting Average | .303 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .545 | Slugging Percentage | .697 |
| .364 | Secondary Average | .455 |
| .235 | On Base Percentage | .361 |
| .781 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | 1.058 |
| 0.9 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.8 |
| 4.2 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 8.5 |
| 32.0 | Batter Rating | 56.0 |
| 11.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 8.3 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.65 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.33 |
| .333 | Isolated Power | .394 |
| 0.17 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.18 |
| .029 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .056 |
| .152 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .152 |
| 6.0 | Runs Produced | 16.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.6 | Patience Ratio | 0.8 |
| 0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 82.3 | MLB Rating | 100.3 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Queens, New York
Attendance: 41,819 | Capacity: