The New York Mets and San Diego Padres meet Wednesday in MLB action at Petco Park. The New York Mets look for a win after splitting their last 6 games. The San Diego Padres look for a win after splitting their last 10 games.

The New York Mets have scored 16 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 7 of their last 10 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. Chris Bassitt gets the ball, and he is 4-3 with a 3.74 ERA and 68 strikeouts this season. This will be Bassitt’s second career game against the Padres.

The San Diego Padres have scored 18 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 6 straight games. The Padres have won 6 of their last 8 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 106 hits and 53 RBI. Sean Manaea gets the ball, and he is 2-3 with a 3.77 ERA and 68 strikeouts this season. This will be Manaea’s second career game against the Mets.

The Mets are 3-10 in their last 13 Wednesday games and 35-17 in their last 52 overall. The Padres are 5-2 in their last 7 during game 3 of a series and 0-5 in their last 5 Wednesday games. The over is 10-3-1 in Mets last 14 overall. The over is 4-1 in Padres last 5 overall. The Mets are 5-1 in the last 6 meetings.

Chris Bassitt has allowed 40 hits and 21 runs in his last 41 innings, while Sean Manaea has given up 27 hits and 14 runs in his last 32 innings. There’s a case to be made for either side here, but the Mets and the cheaper price has the most value given how consistent they’ve been all season long. Mets in the underdog role is always going to gain attention. Give me the Mets.