The Padres and Mets are two of the best teams in the National League, playing a crucial series ahead of the Trade Deadline as they vie for playoff position. The margins were always going to be thin. S

The Padres walked it off in dramatic fashion to take the first game of the series, 7-6, ending the Mets’ seven-game winning streak.

Mark Vientos laced a two-run double, All-Star lefty David Peterson pitched out of trouble for six effective innings and the New York Mets held off the

Before taking the field Monday night at Petco Park, Mark Vientos acknowledged the realities facing him in a fitful follow-up to last year’s breakout season. “I feel like I’m swinging a lot better and I’m playing a lot less now,

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Mets -126, Padres +105; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres play the New York Mets with a 1-0 series lead. San Diego has a 32-18 record at home and a 58-49 record overall. The Padres have the seventh-ranked team batting average in the NL at .

Elías Díaz hasn’t hit much this year. He has, however, hit a bit more of late. The Padres’ light-hitting catcher provided some insurance in another tight game on Tuesday night, doubling in two runs in the seventh inning as the floodgates finally opened in a game the Padres won 7-1 in front of a sellout crowd of 45,

As the New York Mets prepare for their upcoming clash versus the San Diego Padres, the team made two moves involving relief arms.