Padres at Mets Series Recap: Mets Win (2-1)

Game 1:

6/11/21, 7:10 PM (Mets Win 3-2)

On Friday night, in front of 26,637 fans at Citi Field, being the biggest attendance of the season, the Mets won the series opener 3-2. Jacob deGrom continued his historic season going 6 innings allowing 1 hit, 0 runs and striking out 10. DeGrom also added a 2 RBI single, which would eventually lead to being the game winning hit. For the Padres, Jake Cronenworth hit a homer. The win went to deGrom, while the loss went to Blake Snell as he drops to 2-3. Edwin Díaz closed the door for New York.

Game 2:

6/12/21, 4:10 PM (Mets Win 4-1)

For Saturday, in front of a similar crowd of 25,463, the New York Mets beat San Diego again, but this time by a score of 4-1. Francisco Lindor, got the apple rising early in New York with a home run. Jonathan Villar also added a homer for the Metropolitans. For the Friars, Fernando Tatis Jr. hit his 18th homer of the season. Marcus Stroman was great in this one for New York going 6+ innings of 1 run ball. Stroman picked up the win while Joe Musgrove got the loss. Edwin Díaz picked up his second save in as many days.

Game 3:

6/13/21, 1:10 PM (Padres Win 7-3)

Sunday was another story for New York, 19,581 attendees filled the stadium as the Mets dropped this one, 7-3. Joey Lucchesi, arguably had his best outing as a Met going 5 innings of 1 run ball. The bullpen was a different story, giving up 6 runs in only 4 innings. The big blow of the game was a grand slam by Fernando Tatis Jr., followed by a solo shot from Manny Machado. Tommy Pham also homered early in the game for San Diego. José Peraza went deep for New York. Jeurys Familia picked up the loss for New York as Chris Paddack got the win for San Diego who was excellent, allowing 2 runs over 6 strong innings.

Final thoughts: As a Mets fan, taking two out of three against one of the best teams in the league is nothing to get down about. As a team, you need to keep your heads strong and bring the same energy when Chicago comes to town tonight.

What’s next?: The Mets will welcome the Chicago Cubs to town for a 4 game set. For the Padres, they will be in Colorado tonight against the Rockies, that will be a 3 game set.