Overview of the MLB series: Welcome Mets Les Padres linked to the eliminatory series on Citi Field

THE New York Mets (77-73) Continue their thrust in playoffs while hosting the playoffs San Diego Padres (82-68) to Citi Field for three critical games. The San Diego Trail Mets for the second point Joker, but right now, the team has its eyes more fixed on the teams behind them in the teams in front of them. The Padres swept through a New York series earlier this year in San Diego, so any loss here would also give in equality in San Diego. The Padres meet five games on New York with 12 to play.

The dishes stand out by abandoning two out of three Texas Rangers During the weekend. The Friday evening competition presented the long-awaited return of Jacob Degrom to the Citi Field mound, but things did not go well for the young AS of the Jonah Tong team in an 8-3 defeat. Tong lasted only 2/3 of a round and granted six points, and that was almost everything she wrote for New York. Francisco Alvarez struck a solo circuit that started a fourth of three points for the dishes, but they would not get much other against Decrom because their former AS won his 96th career victory.

While the defeat on Friday evening was a laugh, the 3-2 defeat on Saturday was a real sorrow. Following a classic game of former fun students who saw legends of past teams playing an exhibition game in front of a base of nostalgic fans. While the crowd hoped that the team would bring back memories of its former teams of playoffs, they made a better imitation of the 2007/2008 teams that collapsed in September. Juan Soto managed to become the first 40/30 player in the history of the franchise, but a call for interference from a receiver in the eighth resulted in two unpaid races. Edwin Díaz granted a race in the ninth and the dishes could not answer in the lower half of the frame while the Gaspait team six Brandon Sproat laundry frames.

Sunday’s match was a similar script with the food that made an advance, but had a happier end while the food won 5-2 in fashion. The dishes took another excellent start from their youngster, while Nolan McLean launched six goalless executives. An outgoing Soto field in the fifth and a Home Run by Brandon Nimmo in the sixth was 2-0, but the Rangers scored two in the seventh to equalize the match. Things remained equal to the bottom of the tenth, when Pete Alonso discharged on a three -point shot on the right field – the 260th dinger of his food career – to put the food in the `Win ” column ‘and end their skid of eight games. For people looking for good omens, the Homer looked like his Home Run in match 3 of the Wild Card Round last year.

While we have already threw an overview of the Wild Card race, the TL version; Dr is that the dishes come into play this evening at 1.5 games from the Diamondbacks, which are now their closest competitor after beating the giants last night. San Francisco and Cincinnati, who won last night, are equal to 75-75, two games back of the dishes. New York has the equality break on the giants but would lose the break in equality with the Reds; Meanwhile, the break in equality between the diamondbacks and the dishes will be determined on the basis of anyone who has a better record against his own division since the two teams divided their season series in 2025. At that time, it is Arizona, which is 24-20 against the NL West – the food are 23-20 against the NL East – but many can change between the season.

The Padres enter this series after having withdrawn three out of four of the modest rocks. Before that, they dropped two of the three to the Reds. Overall, they went 6-7 in September by playing the game today. They currently find themselves firmly in the second point Joker of the NL, five games in front of the food and four games behind the Cubs for the best point of Joker, so they still have a little to play. Looking at the situation as a whole, these are only two games behind the Dodgers, so the NL West is also at stake for San Diego. Unfortunately for them, they do not play in Los Angeles in the past two weeks, so they will have to hope that the Dodgers slip along the way.

In attack, the paadres are, as always, led by Fernando Tatis Jr. and Manny Machado. Tatis Jr. comes into play. 264 / .367 / .438 with a team record 102 points scored and 30 bases stolen in 146 games. He also preceded Machado in OPS by two points, 0.804 to 0.802, and in WRC + 129 to 125. Machado leads the club with 25 circuits and 88 points beaten while hitting .277 / .338 / .464 in 149 games. The dishes will miss Xander Bogaerts, who is preparing to come back from his injury during the last week of the regular season. Bogaerts reached. 262 / .330 / .387 with 10 circuits, 60 points scored, 49 points struck, 20 stolen bases and a 103 WRC + in 131 games.

Tuesday September 16: Clay Holmes vs Michael King, 7:10 p.m. Hae on Sny

Holmes (2025): 151.0 IP, 122 K, 62 BB, 12 h, 3.75 ERA, 4.05 FIP, 92 ERA-

It will not be a typical beginning of Holmes, because the team has strongly suggested that they would be entangled Sean Manaea in this exit after moving the lighting left -hander in the enclosure of the lifts. This is an intelligent decision for New York, because Holmes cannot perform more than five rounds at this stage and it is probably the best use of Manaea out of the pen. Holmes has lost its last two starts to start the month and failed to finish in five rounds in both. His last time, he went four and granted four points deserved on six strokes, with five stick withdrawals and three goals on balls in the phillies. The team made holes and Manaea once this year on July 13, and that worked very well despite the results (a 3-2 defeat against the Royals).

King (2025): 62.2 IP, 67 K, 20 BB, 8 a.m., 2.87 ERA, 3.72 FIP, 70 era-

King had a truly frustrating year after finishing seventh in Cy Young’s vote last year. The right -hander took a formidable beginning and looked at its way to another great year, displaying a 2.59 MPM during its first 10 departures until May 18. He then landed on the Il with a nervous problem that affected his shoulder to throw. He missed almost three full months before returning to the Red Sox on August 9. He only lasted two rounds in this departure before being raised and finally landing on the IL with an inflammation of the left knee, a symptom of its rapid rise in power and returning to the majors. He finally returned for real September 9 against Cincinnati, launching five rounds and granting two deserved points (two solo circuits) on three strokes, with two stick withdrawals and a walk.

Wednesday September 17: David Peterson against Nick Pivetta, 7:10 p.m. HAE on Sny

Peterson (2025): 162.1 IP, 148 k, 60 bb, 10 a.m., 3.77 ERA, 3.34 FIP, 92 era-

It was a difficult route for Peterson since the beginning of August, because the all-star of NL 2025 has not had the best second chance since he received the honor. In seven departures since August 6, the left -hander launched an MPM of 7.13 (but a FIP of 3.26) with a whip of 1.64 in 35 1/3 sleeves. In this section, he walked thickness to a clip of 10.6% after walking from the thickness to a clip of 8.2% in his first 127 sleeves. The dishes lost five of the seven games he started in this section. His last time, he made five rounds and granted three points deserved on seven strokes, with eight sticks to the stick and a march against Philadelphia while he is content with a decision without a decision.

Pivetta (2025): 171.1 IP, 180 k, 45 bb, 7 p.m., 2.73 ERA, 3.33 FIP, 67 era-

Pivetta has a year of career during its first year or in San Diego after spending the last five seasons with the Red Sox. The right -hander has already displayed a record of 5.4 BWAR in career with a few departures to make and is eight stick withdrawals from the career summit he set with the Phillies in 2018. He also won a new career summit with 13 wins and lost only five games. He was satisfied with a decision without decision, without fault on his part. He launched seven laundering frames against the Reds on September 10, dispersing four strokes while withdrawing eight and walking one. During its last six departures, it has an MPM of 1.96, a FIP of 3.23 and a whip of 0.93 in 36 2/3 sleeves. During this race, he withdrew 28.3% of strikers walking 6.9% of the strikers he faced.

Thursday September 18: Jonah Tong against Dylan stops, 1:10 p.m. Hae on Sny

Tong (2025): 11.2 IP, 13 K, 7 BB, 3 hours, 8.49 ERA, 6.06 FIP, 207 era-

Tong was not officially announced on Thursday, but with the team that dates back a rotation of five men, it will probably be his pitch turn. He will try to return to the horse after a catastrophic start against the Rangers on Friday. Tong could not escape the first round when he was tattooed for six points deserved on four strokes and three goals on bullets. Tong showed a lot of emotion after departure, a reminder that he is only 22 years old with only two triple-a begins to his credit and the weight of the after-season dreams of the team lengthened on his shoulders and two other recruits.

Cease (2025): 157.0 IP, 201 K, 66 BB, 8 p.m., 4.59 ERA, 3.56 FIP, 112 ERA-

After an excellent first year with San Diego – he finished fourth in the NL Cy Young vote and the 22nd in the MVP NL – Contal race regressed in his second season with the Padres. However, with six sticks to the stick during his last outing, he reached 200 punches for the fifth consecutive season, which is an impressive feat and talks about his ability to stay healthy and coherent. He won victories in two consecutive departures, both against Colorado. His last time against the Rockies, he granted a deserved race on five strokes in six rounds. Before that, he gave a deserved race on four strokes in five rounds to Coors Field.