The New York Mets and San Diego Padres meet Tuesday in MLB action at Petco Park. The New York Mets look for a win after winning 9 of their last 11 games. The San Diego Padres need a win after losing 5 of their last 8 games. 

The New York Mets have scored 25 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 9 of their last 11 games. The Mets have won 9 straight games when scoring 4 or more runs. Pete Alonso leads the Mets with 61 hits and 54 RBI, while Jeff McNeil and Starling Marte have combined for 118 hits and 60 RBI. Taijuan Walker gets the ball, and he is 3-1 with a 2.88 ERA and 21 strikeouts this season. Walker is 3-2 with a 1.97 ERA and 30 strikeouts in his career against the Padres.

The San Diego Padres have scored 15 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 5 straight games. The Padres have won 7 of their last 9 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Manny Machado leads the Padres with 66 hits and 32 RBI, while Eric Hosmer and Jurickson Profar have combined for 103 hits and 52 RBI. Yu Darvish gets the ball, and he is 4-3 with a 4.03 ERA and 48 strikeouts this season. Darvish is 3-0 with a 3.25 ERA and 43 strikeouts in his career against the Mets.

The Mets are 11-2 in their last 13 Tuesday games and 8-2 in their last 10 overall. The Padres are 2-5 in their last 7 during game 2 of a series and 8-3 in their last 11 vs. National League East. The over is 9-3-1 in Mets last 13 overall. The under is 8-3-2 in Padres last 13 overall. The Mets are 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.

The New York Mets are attractive in the underdog role with the way they’re playing and hitting the ball, and Taijuan Walker has been solid this season. However, Yu Darvish is money at home, where he has a .171 ERA and .144 allowed batting average in 26.1 innings. Darvish has also had great career success against the Mets. Give me the home team and the cheap price here.